Best option for seeing a doctor for bed-wetting -- urologist, sleep specialist, or what?
Question:
My question is, what kind of specialist to see? Is it more likely a bladder problem, or a sleep problem? I think it could still be my bladder because I still have to go most every night and also can't hold a lot during the day... but I also wonder if sleeping too hard could be the problem, since I normally do wake up most nights when I need to go (just not always). Any thoughts?
Answers:
It may be better to first see your regular doctor about it, and then go to whoever else he may recommend. Sleep specialists tend to be more concerned with insomnia, sleep apnea, etc., and what urologists usually deal with is older men with prostate problems, weak stream, etc. (they tend to not give good treatment for things they aren't familiar with- they don't usually treat paruresis either). Different things cause this problem for different people; there's no universal cause or solution, so you'll have to work with your doctor to figure out what will help you.
I would suggest a urologist, it seems more like a urinary problem to me
See a urologist. The medication Vesicare is prescribed for this very problem.
They have a pill that fixes this problem now.. I'm surprised they haven't given it to you in the past. I used to work at a group home for troubled teens.. lots of them would have bed wetting problems.. and the pill stopped the problem for every one of them.
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