My DS2 seems to have continence issues. He is in Grade 1, turns 7 in August. He does not have any learning difficulties or behaviours otherwise.
His history is we had a horrendous time TT him. It was more poo related than wee. He has been OK with wee, it seems to be getting worse. I am aware night is not even considered a problem until at least 8yrs old.
He cannot hold onto his wee. When he has to go, he has to go immediately and often it leaks out before he gets there. I am not sure if he doesn't have a strong sensation or if he has a genuine problem.
I plan on taking him to our local GP against friends and family advice as they seem to think it's a lazy problem rather than continence problem.
It's a during the day problem, he just does not seem to make it on time.
We are about to start putting spare underware and pants in his bag.
Does anyone have a child with a continence problem? Did you take him or her to the GP? What was the outcome?
You are doing the right thing by getting it looked at. It might be nothing but for peace of mind get it looked at.
Send a note to the teacher and let him/her know that he needs to go to the toilet straight away and get them to keep a diary of how many times he needs to go while in class.
Yes. I took DS1 to our GP when he was 6 about his bedwetting (he had never had a single dry night and often wet the bed more than once in a night) and we were referred to a continence physio.
I really disagree with the wait until they are 8 philosophy. Children are smart enough to know that other children don't have continence issues and it makes them unhappy no matter how understanding and relaxed their parents are. We never once criticised DS for his bedwetting or even discussed it in front of him and he was thrilled when we took him to the Dr because he wanted help. I hadn't even realised how much it upset him until I saw how happy he was when he saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our physio sees people without referrals but the referral can affect whether PHI covers it.
I would def go and see about it. A continence nurse or someone specifically trained in that area will be able to organise a plan with you and your son. There are a few types of incontinence and sounds abit like urge incontinece, usually your bladder gets filled to a certain point and sends signal to your brain that you need to go then your brain sends signal to the bladder to hold on til an approriate time. Somewhere that signal is getting lost, your son gets the message he needs to go and he goes.
The continence person plus the DR will work on what the cause is behind this and work on what can be done to help.
We've used Conquip (can be found through googling Conquip Melbourne) through my work and found Elaine and the nurses who work with her to be brilliant - well worth giving them a call to find out if you are eligible for their services.
I agree with the others, definitely when they are school its important to start getting things looked at ,even if it just sets a baseline or a beginning level of where he is at.
Id also suggest toilet timing him, so he goes regularly whether or not he thinks he has to go, this may ere net the accidents as he's going regularly anyway. The school might find it frustrating, but push the issue to get them to help and ensure he goes regularly enough to prevent the issues. The school may be able to access a psychologist to help with planning that strategy if needed.
Continence issues Grade 1
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