Causes and Treatments of Childhood Bedwetting

2. Underwear Alarm

An alarm attached to the child’s underwear may help if all other options fail. Of the alarm, Kryger says, “When it gets wet, the alarm vibrates or rings, so the child is startled from sleep. Over time, the fullness of the bladder awakens the child before the alarm goes off. It’s a principle that involves conditioning the body to awaken when the bladder is full.” According to Kryger, the underwear alarm helps cure more than sixty percent of bet wetters but can be a nuisance.

1. Medications

The most commonly used drug for bedwetting in children is called desmopressin, which is a hormone that tells the kidneys to retain urine. It has a sixty percent cure rating in children who wet the bed. Kryger says, “There are virtually no side effects, and for the fortunate ones, it may work overnight. Some may use it for special occasions like sleepovers, camping trips, and not worry about the bedwetting other days of the week.”