[SherBear2528]

I will be calling my doctor in the next few days, but wanted to see if anyone can help until then.

My 5 yr old son is going to the bathroom every 15-20 minutes. It has really been a problem for the past few days. I have not had a chance to confirm the same trend with his Kindergarten teacher yet. After I do that, I will call the doctor.

He is also still wearing a Pull-Up at night, and it is full every morning. Even if we wake him up in the middle of the night and take him to the bathroom.

Has anyone had a similar situation and if so, what happened? I am concerned there could be a medical issue here. When he is using the bathroom every 15 mintues, he has a fair amount of urine, not just drops, so I am a little baffled.

[tlc4kidz]

Is he also drinking lots of fluids or saying he's thirsty all the time? I would let the Dr. know so he could be checked for diabetes if so.

[SherBear2528]

He's not drinking that much fluid. Really just at meals, and not a lot then. Maybe 10-12 oz at a meal, and maybe a few glasses of water throughout the day.

Again, it is hard to know exactly what he does at school.

He isn't saying that he is thirsty a lot.

[NorthBay04]

As a nurse, my first thought was diabetes or a urinary tract infection. He should be checked out soon.

[redhedded]

Hi Sherbear, Could he have a UTI? If not, after a standard pediatric visit, I would see a urologist if it continues.

He could have bladder reflux, which I suffered with as a child; it included chronic frequency and urgency. His bladder could be abnormally small and/or not empty completely. (I was later diagnosed with severe interstitial cystitis).

There are great medications now if the specialist determines he could benefit; they enable him to go longer without urinating. The side effects are minimal. Also, diet greatly affects the bladder. While each person is different, there are some things that consistently cause irritation: carbonated drinks, any kind of juice and any fruit/juice that is citrus/highly acidic.
Best to both of you.

[DianeScraps]

Definitely go for the Dr check

But with our 5 yr old it turned out that she was really just in too much of a hurry. So know she has to sit on the potty when she thinks she is done. Do 'deep breaths' , counting to 20 and then try again. This has significantly cut down our frequency issue.

good luck

Diane

[najia274]

My 8 year old has the same prob. After lots of time and money at the doctor's office, the urologist, and having tried every medication known to man I was told to wait it out. I started doing my own research and found (what seems to be to me) the most plausible explanation. Sleep disorder. Sleep too deep, my kid hardly even REMs. I am beginning a program for bed wetters based around sleep disorders. I called about 10 parents for references and they all said the program worked. I am not selling them but it sounded good to me. Look up "enuresis treatment" Yahoo.