Adult Bedwetting Community Group
A place for adults who still have problems wetting the bed to talk about their feelings, to discover solutions, and to talk about life in general.
Hi all,
This group has been going for awhile now! A lot of us kind of know each other already, but a lot of new people have joined who may not be aware of who is here or what kinds of issues we deal with. So, I thought it might be helpful if we all take a couple minutes and answer a few basic questions about who we are and why we're here... so that everyone in the group can see how many different people deal with this problem.
This is completely optional of course, but I hope it will help a lot of us who are still active here (longtime and recent members alike) to get to know and understand each other better!
Just 8 questions -- answer as short or as long as you want to. Complete sentences not required. :)
1. Your age group -- just the decade is fine (e.g., 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, etc.)
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems?
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? (Every night, most nights, once a week, twice a month, etc.)
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? If so, how often?
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems?
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? (Absorbent products, bed pads, alarms, medication, fluid restrictions, timed awakening, etc.) Be as specific or nonspecific as you like!
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive?
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? Tell us whatever you are hoping to see happen here -- learning more about the facts of your condition, getting to know others, meeting new friends to chat with, just knowing you're not alone -- whatever is on your mind!
Thanks for taking the time to share with us! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns about this group!
This group has been going for awhile now! A lot of us kind of know each other already, but a lot of new people have joined who may not be aware of who is here or what kinds of issues we deal with. So, I thought it might be helpful if we all take a couple minutes and answer a few basic questions about who we are and why we're here... so that everyone in the group can see how many different people deal with this problem.
This is completely optional of course, but I hope it will help a lot of us who are still active here (longtime and recent members alike) to get to know and understand each other better!
Just 8 questions -- answer as short or as long as you want to. Complete sentences not required. :)
1. Your age group -- just the decade is fine (e.g., 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, etc.)
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems?
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? (Every night, most nights, once a week, twice a month, etc.)
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? If so, how often?
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems?
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? (Absorbent products, bed pads, alarms, medication, fluid restrictions, timed awakening, etc.) Be as specific or nonspecific as you like!
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive?
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? Tell us whatever you are hoping to see happen here -- learning more about the facts of your condition, getting to know others, meeting new friends to chat with, just knowing you're not alone -- whatever is on your mind!
Thanks for taking the time to share with us! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns about this group!
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In 2013 I had an accident resulting in spinal injury at the base of my neck with paralysis from there down, spasticity (muscle contractions and spasms) and double incontinence. Both my anus and my urethra have been left closed except with manual intervention. I hardly ever pass urine via the usual route (I have a suprapubic catheter passing directly into my bladder about 2 inches below my...
2.forever
3..every night
4.usually wet a few times during the day
5.nerve damage
6.mostly wear a diaper
7.very few like my spouse and some doctors
8something to help reduce the stress
2. My entire life.
3. Every single night
4. Yes, incontinent during the day. Numerous accidents during the daytime.
5. Small,/underdeveloped/bad bladder
6. I use diaper/pull-ups 24/7 (Pull-ups during the day and diapers at night. If I'm going to be away and not have easy, convenient access to change then I will use a diaper during the day). I have had a rubber sheet on my bed seemingly forever. Have tried all the little things like limiting drinking, setting alarms, etc but none ever worked.
7. My family is aware as well as a few very close, old friends. They are all supportive of it, thankfully.
8. I feel like doctors have told me every fact about it all but I'm always interested in learning new information or methods. Nice to not I'm not alone in suffering with this condition and open to chatting if anyone wants to.
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems? 2 years
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? can be once a week, can be twice per week
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? no
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems? related to fluid if it's high and my body doesn't send the signal to my brain any longer when sleeping, that I need to get up and go to the bathroom
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? I've fine tuned it to wearing a Depends belted pad with 12 exacto slits in he back, this lets the fluid flow through, then over that I wear a Depends ultra absorbency brief. Because I've learned that loose fitting products let fluid flow down and up the back to the mattress and not get absorbed by the gel, I put on a woman's control top full fitting brief over the diapers to make them snugly fit to me, white is best to not stand out so much, then a thickly padded cloth pull up brief over that because it always catches anything that escapes the Depends if there is anything and a high back pair of adult plastic pants overs it all. 98% of the time this is extremely effective.
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? My wife and she's very supportive.
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? To know I'm not alone, to hear how others cope and products that work very well for them and practices that really keep things dry. It's embarrassing and I feel like I'm 7 again but would be nice to know I'm not the only married man with this condition. Really would like to learn about very good products that I can use. For example, my vinyl pants tear at the elastic after about 6 months and get very stiff and loud so when I walk they crunch and crinkle and that adds embarrassment, the cloth pull ups come apart at about the same amount of time so learning what others do and purchase is very important to me so I can do the same.
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2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems?
I peed the bed as a kid, still in nappies until 6 or so years old before becoming too big. Then a period of wet sheets and pj's, volume and frequency of accidents decreased to zero by 12 years old. Started to pee the bed again just after turning 40
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? (Every night, most nights, once a week, twice a month, etc.)
Now I pee the bed every night
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? If so, how often?
A few years after my bedwetting returned I started to have accidents in the day. I had always dribbled after peeing but the volume gradually increased and I began to have full bladder accidents in my pants. I now wear diapers 24/7
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems?
No certain. Still being checked out by medics. I have retention and over active bladder issues, but nobody can explain why
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? (Absorbent products, bed pads, alarms, medication, fluid restrictions, timed awakening, etc.) Be as specific or nonspecific as you like!
Have tried medication and minor surgery with little impact
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive?
Family and medics - all are supportive
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? Tell us whatever you are hoping to see happen here -- learning more about the facts of your condition, getting to know others, meeting new friends to chat with, just knowing you're not alone -- whatever is on your mind!
Just to realise I am not the only one
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems? Childhood until about 16, then stopped. Started again at age 40.
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? Several times a night
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? Yes....Wear pull ups most of the time, since I don't always know when I have to go.
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems? Spinal problems.
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? I wear diapers at night, and have a mattress pad. I also wear pulls up during the day with a pad in them.
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? Spouse, doctor, and best friend
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? I like knowing that I am not the only adult that wets the bed and has accidents during the day. It is nice we can support one another.
1....I am 51 years old
2....I have been having bed wetting issues for about 30 yrs
3....I would say that i wet the bed almost every night
4....I do have wetting issues in the day time as well
5....Cannnot really pin it down as to what caused my wetting issues but after my wife passed away it became worse
6....I manage my wetting issues with diapers.Usually thick ones at night and not as thick in the daytime.I also wear plastic pants .Seems that most diapers made these days are cloth backed and i find that also wearing the plastic pants does come in handy,(just my preference)
7.... My wife was very supportive with this.Now only my doctor knows and the health store where i buy diapers at.
8....I am hoping to meet new friends thru this site.
2-2 years
3-once a week
4-no daytime issues
5-the specialist says my brain isn't getting the signal from my bladder to get up and go at night
6-I wear a male Depends pad, slit the back with an exacto knife to allow fluid to pass through to the Depends night time diaper I wear over it, because the diaper alone doesn't contain all the fluid, then adult plastic pants over the diaper. Works very well, but if I've been drinking beer, I put a cloth pull up adult incontinent thick diaper over the Depends diaper and pad, then the plastic pants. So far that contains it all each time. Best way I've found so far.
7-Wife, after many many times of wetting the bed and my recliner, she's very supportive and understands
8-Just knowing I'm not alone, sharing how we protect ourselves and the different ways we use protection and what works best for each situation.
2. Bedwetting problems since when: 9 months.
3. How often do you wet the bed: Twice per month.
4. Urinary incontinence during the day: leakage, and rarely accidents.
5. Cause? Not yet. Suspect OAB.
6. Management: bed pad, diapers.
7. Who else knows: doc, wife, 1 friend. They are very supportive.
8. What I want from this group: learn about others' experiences. Learn about others' strategies for dealing with it.
Thanks!
Early 50's
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems?
As a kid, up to age 14, then it started up again in my mid-20's
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently?
About 3-5 times per week
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime?
No daytime issues.
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems?
Not really, small bladder, Sleep Apnea and Blood pressure pills contribute
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting?
Waterproof mattress pad, sometimes waterproof briefs.
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive?
Only the urologist I visited, and some of the hospital staff from last time I had to stay overnight.
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group?
See how others handle this.
2. Since July 2013
3. every night
4. Yes- all day
5. Brain injury due to cardiac arrest
6. Depends (I WISH i could restrict fluids, but I'm required by my DR to intake at least 80-90oz per day)
7. My parents...NOT supportive, quite negative actually, One friend...she is supportive
8. I want to meet new friends to talk to...have someone who I can relate to. :(
1.....40-50 years old
2.....I have been bed wetting for so long ,my guess is probably 10+ years now
3.....I wet thw bed probably every night
4.....I have incontinence during the day as well.3-4 times during the day.
5.....Not exactly sure what trigured my incontinence.
6.....I wear a semi thin plastic backed diaper during the day as well as plastic pants.During the night i usually will wear a thicker diaper that is plastic backed as well and plastic pants.I am still trying different brands of diapersas there is quite a few out there but the plastic backed ones are getting a bit harder to find these days and as far as plastic pants go i really like the euroflex pants.
7.....Most people i know are aware of my incontinence.
8.....I am hoping to meet others that are incontinente and to just generasl chat with them.
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems? - 17 years
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? (Every night, most nights, once a week, twice a month, etc.) - Started as a few times a month but the last decade has been every night
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? If so, how often? - Getting frequent UTIs and bladder infections but rarely have issues with accidents during the day while awake.
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems? - Small, OAB weakened further by prostatitis and recurring UTIs
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? (Absorbent products, bed pads, alarms, medication, fluid restrictions, timed awakening, etc.) Be as specific or nonspecific as you like! - Tried just about every single possible remedy - moisture alarm, waking up during the night, limiting liquids, medication, bladder exercises. Been using diapers for last several years.
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive? - Just about all of my immediate and extended family and 2 of my best friends. They are all great with it. Other bedwetters are in the family so some can relate to varying extents.
8. What are you most hoping to gain from being part of this group? Tell us whatever you are hoping to see happen here -- learning more about the facts of your condition, getting to know others, meeting new friends to chat with, just knowing you're not alone -- whatever is on your mind! - meeting others who are going through similar physical and mental acceptance/struggles with bedwetting.
How long have I wet the bed? Every night during my childhood and teenage years. I wasn't reliably dry at night until my early 20's. I started bedwetting again in my late 40's and by the time I turned 50 it was a regular occurrence once more.
How often do you wet the bed? More or less every night again now.
What do you hope to get out of this site? Shared support and experiences.
Do you have any day time incontinence? Yes I have very poor bladder control and now wear inco pads and pants or nappies all the time.
Who knows? Most of my family and close friends. Our Doctor and my diabetic nurse and the ccontinence nurse.
Do you know what causes your incontinence? As a child and a teenager no one could tell me but now I have a diagnosis. My diabetes has caused nerve damage so I canot control my bladder.
What products do you use. I sleep in nappies and plastic pants and have a kylie and waterproof cover for my bed. I wear pads or nappies during the day.
2. Entire life
3. 2-3 nights a week
4. Occasionally wet my pants on long car rides, etc.
5. small bladder and inadequate hormone for night time
6. Diapers at night, with plastic pants- rubber sheet on bed
7. My older sister (only sibling) and my parents. A few girl friends. High school best friend. yes- al supportive.
8. Knowing I am not alone and some kind of freak.
2. For how long have you had bedwetting problems? forever
3. About how often do you wet the bed currently? Always
4. Do you have any issues with urinary incontinence during the daytime? I don't feel the urge to pee but have still the feeling when I have to poo.
5. Do you know or have an idea what causes your wetting problems? As far as I know baby and childhood abuse, neglect, nightmares and anxiety, panic attacks.
6. What steps do you take to try to manage or control your bedwetting? (Absorbent products, bed pads, alarms, medication, fluid restrictions, timed awakening, etc.) I get washable cloth diaper and plastic pants, sometimes disposable diaper BetterDry, plastic sheet on mattress,
7. Who else knows about your wetting issues? (Family members, friends, etc.) Are they supportive?
my new family and relatives, neighbourhood, therapist, school, many friends of my mom. Mom is very supportive. Being full time diapered she takes absolute care of me and her teenage daughter who wets occasionally.
8. Getting to know others, meeting new friends to talk to.