Urinary Tract Infections: Child
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Suggestions for Helping 5 Year Old with Hygiene Issues
Asked by J.A. from Boston
on April 20, 2008
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I am looking for suggestions to help me teach my 5 year old daughter good hygiene skills. She seems to have trouble with wiping herself although she is at the age whe...
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- I agree that wipes might help in the beginning. The extra moisture can be soothing and helps little kids who aren't as dexterous clean away the debris without wiping,...
- Hi, Have your tried any of the flushable wet wipes for your daughter to use after she has a bowel movement? I too, am parenting a five year old female. WE do not...
- I would suggest using the sticker reward system. Put up a board with Brushed teeth, combed hair, washed hair, etc. Every time she completes one of these tasks you can ...
Uti's
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on April 2, 2010
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Can a UTI go away on it's own, without antibiotics? Any idea of the possible downside for not treating a UTI? I have left them untreated, and they seem to go away on ...
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- Hi, L.: You know what to do for the UTI's. What I would suggest is after you finish urinating, continue to sit for 3 minutes by the clock to allow the bladder t...
- I have them chronically (tho I am on a two year-no-UTI-hot-streak). Have never considered not treating them but mine come on fast with blood and excruciating pain so w...
- I'd agree with Rebecca's advice: I'd consult a physician to verify that the culture shows a UTI vs. a kidney infection. In the past few years, the diagnostic tests...
Uti
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on April 14, 2011
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Normally I don't post about things I should see my doc for, and I will probably end up going....but I wanted to ask you moms a few things first.
Have you ever had a...
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- When I had a UTI in high school, they told me to drink A TON of organic cranberry juice. They did give me one antibiotic, but cranberry juice is what the doctors say t...
- I would try the AZO Cranberry pills. There are also little test kits that will tell you if you have a UTI. I always purchase the little home test kit before I call t...
- I never had UTIs until after my second child was born. But I knew the instant I woke up what it was - so miserable. I can't imagine not being sure, so maybe you don'...
Not a UTI...
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on June 17, 2011
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So, my six year old daughter has been peeing nonstop for about two months. Her UA came back negative for a UTI. Now they want to do a fasting blood test, which we'll...
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- I actually just had a conversation with my doctor the other day about similar symptoms. I feel like I have a UTI (constant feeling like I need to use the bathroom) bu...
- My child, who is younger than yours was peeing all the time. UA was negative as well. Come to find out, the best friend in school gets frequent UTI's and my child wa...
- I have gluten intolerance and I have to pee all the time. It doesn't make a difference if I drink a lot of liquids or barely any at all... I even get up during the nig...
Night Time Potty Training for Almost 6 Year Old
Asked by L.K. from Boston
on January 17, 2009
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My almost 6 year old son is still wearing diapers at night. He is such a sound sleeper and doesn't even wake up. We've attempted to train him and have done everythin...
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- I had two kids who wet the bed until they were 11 or 12(boy and girl). My oldest was completely trained, night and day by his second birthday. He obviously didn't inhe...
- My older son had stayed dry through the night and then around 8 yrs or so started wetting the bed at night. We had him checked out by the pediatrician and his urologi...
- Hi L., you are not alone. My 12 year old son has to wear depends to bed. We tried waking him up in the middle of the night, the alarm you attach to your underwear......
6 Year Old Bed-wetting
Asked by M.P. from Houston
on April 8, 2008
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Hello everyone. I need to get some suggestions on my daughter's condition. She is 6 going on 7 years old and still wets the bed at night. I have been buying her pull u...
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- I hav a 5 year old daughter and she was not only wetting the bed and still is now, but she would have accidents throughout the day as well. I did take her to a Urolo...
- My son just turned 7yrs in February and he still wets the bed most nights. He has never been trained at night, he just sleeps so heavy. His pediatrician just says it...
- OK I swear that I am not looking for the "shock" response from everyone, but I was a foster parent for teenage girls age 12-18 for 4 years and I was taught that bed we...
6 Year Old Suddenly Wetting Bed
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on April 3, 2008
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My 6 year old daughter has wet the bed the past 3 nights. She goes to the bathroom before she goes to bed. This has not been an issue in the past. We are a normal fami...
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- L., She could be in a very deep sleep state.... playing extra hard in the longer days or a bladder infection. Ask if it hurts to pee during the day then call the Ped....
- Is she using the bathroom more often? Any discomfort? My daughter had a Urinary Tract Infection about the same age. 104 temp for a week, After we found out. We had...
- My mom has always said that when ever the seasons changed from warm to cold or vise versa we would wet our beds for a night or two and then get back on track. Now as ...
Urinary Infections
Asked by P.G. from Chicago
on January 7, 2009
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I told my friend i would ask you mothers out there for help. Her daughter is 17 and has scoliosis along with that she has suffered for 1 and a half years with urinar...
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- There may be something in alternative medicine that could help. Often western medicine is not able to do more than soothe or treat an infection - and it cannot get at ...
- I don't know about the scoliosis connection, but I would highly recommend a pro-biotic to her. My daughter is on an anti-biotic right now for Strep throat and I have ...
- I am an herbalist and I can sugest a herbal program with supplements I offer on my website that will clear a urinary tract infection and Probiotic 11 to re-establish g...
5 Year Old Daughter Still Wetting the Bed
Asked by R.H. from Redding
on October 19, 2008
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Hello everyone, I have a 5 year old daughter who is still wetting the bed at night, I have tried everything from a sticker chart to limiting water before bed, I have r...
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- I wet my bed until I was 6.... I grew out of it, and your daughter will, too. If she is like me, it isn't an issue of defiance or laziness. Ask her dr. just in case,...
- Some kids take longer than others. We had my daughter in pull-ups until she was about six. Once we stopped using them, she refused to go back. Get a plastic pad/w...
- Some children do not know they have to go. They are sound sleepers. Until that sensation appears or she develops the ability to hold her bladder, continue what you are...
Is This Normal of a UTI?
Asked by J.P. from New York
on April 2, 2010
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Ok my 3 year old might have a UTI, she is taking antibiotics now until I find out on Monday for sure. the weird thing is this she Monday she had fever like around 7pm,...
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- get a second opinion. that doesn't sound right. an uti causing cough and congestion? I have had uti never with these symptoms. sounds like you got a quack.
- Are you sure it's a UTI, which is a urinary tract infection? It sounds more like an URI, or upper respiratory infection from the symptoms. Usually they can diagnose a...
- Is hurting when she pees what led you to take her to the doctor and get antibiotics? If she has a cold in addition, certainly antibiotics won't help, but if she has b...
