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Bed Wetting

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Naugatuck, CT

Any ideas on controlling bed wetting

June 9, 2019
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A myALZteam Member

Adult diapers/pull ups have worked for my mother. I also make sure she goes to the bathroom before she goes to bed at night and generally she will wake up around 7 to go in the morning. She had a few accidents before I started having her go before bedtime. She sometimes waits a little longer than she should during the day and will end up going on the floor. We are working on a schedule for her. Good luck to you.

June 9, 2019
A myALZteam Member

I find that doing a bathroom run with running water helps.

June 9, 2019
A myALZteam Member

My mother uses depends and I put a big bed pad on her bed it does help. I may have a mess on the bed pad but doesn't get through to the actual bed.

June 9, 2019
A myALZteam Member

Diapers and pads?

June 9, 2019
A myALZteam Member

My dad uses overnight extra absorbent undergarments at night. We always make a trip to the bathroom before bedtime. He also has a waterproof mattress cover and a bed pad I purchased at a local pharmacy. I use the pads on all surfaces now because he sometimes leaks through undergarment if he drinks a lot. The pads and clothes are often wet in morning and it has become part of routine to put a new pad down and throw wet items in washing machine. I bought 2 small ones for his chair and 3 large ones for bed and couch. That way there are always clean ones available. I

July 14, 2019

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