Bed wetting at 62
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Don’t be embarrassed. Where to bed what is comfortable to you including adult diapers. A lot of us on this website where’s diapers at night including myself. You will sleep better at night with less stress. Stress and anxiety can lead to heart attacks at night.
I just saw my urologist for the second time this year and he told me to be positive, I was doing the best with my condition.
Also don’t cut down on fluids a lot if you have a heart problem. Adjust your lifestyle and be positive. You are not the only person with adult bed wetting.
I just saw my urologist for the second time this year and he told me to be positive, I was doing the best with my condition.
Also don’t cut down on fluids a lot if you have a heart problem. Adjust your lifestyle and be positive. You are not the only person with adult bed wetting.
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@bdesmarais6 Have you recently hurt your back or fallen? I fell down a cliff and severed most of the nerves between my bladder and my brain, a condition called Neurogenic Bladder. I have overactive bladder symptoms all day but it started as bed wetting and that’s my primary problem. The brain normally receives a signal from the bladder/kidneys to dramatically slow down production of urine and urinary urges during the night when asleep, but mine doesn’t do that any more, so I have to pee every 5 to 60 minutes all night long. I love it when I actually sleep through my urges to wake up and wet my diaper because that means I slept good. There’s no cure for it but there are treatments such as Botox injections in my bladder to partially paralyze the bladder muscle so I pee less, administered by my urologist. I can’t recommend them enough. Insurance pays for the huge bulk of the cost. If you have Medicare or Medicaid they might pay for the entire expense. I also got used to wearing Depends Night Defense (which are pull-ups like underwear, not a traditional tab-style diaper), available at any big box store, so you can go out and buy them today! I highly recommend purchasing protection, including bedpads, ASAP. We can give you advice about everything related to diapers and bedpads, including creams and cleansing products to eliminate odor and prevent diaper rash.
I also recommend that you tell your wife ASAP. You might feel embarrassed, but she’s your wife; she knows you better than anybody else and will likely love you dearly and help you. Most women are kind when it comes to nurturing their man though we’ve seen a few exceptions of that. She will likely be concerned and interested in helping you. It’s a long, lonely process but you’ve come to the right place to get help, support, and advice. Unfortunately, I didn’t find this forum until 2.5 years after I’d been in continent and I was so depressed. I was barely leaving my bedroom once I found this for him and realized I’m truly not alone, I was able to resume my life and start Excepting that I needed to wear diapers and that I needed to get used to all of this.
It’s also time to see a urologist. You could have something seriously wrong with your prostate like cancer so it’s crucial that you be seen soon. Don’t waste any of your time with your primary care physician; go straight to a urologist. Sudden bladder symptoms usually have a reason for their onset.
But sometimes, there is no detectable reason, either. Lots of folks here never find out what is the root cause of their incontinence. Sometimes medications cause it. Sometimes if you use a C-PAP machine you can sleep so deeply it makes you bed wet. But usually for men, they have a prostate problem going on.
I also recommend that you tell your wife ASAP. You might feel embarrassed, but she’s your wife; she knows you better than anybody else and will likely love you dearly and help you. Most women are kind when it comes to nurturing their man though we’ve seen a few exceptions of that. She will likely be concerned and interested in helping you. It’s a long, lonely process but you’ve come to the right place to get help, support, and advice. Unfortunately, I didn’t find this forum until 2.5 years after I’d been in continent and I was so depressed. I was barely leaving my bedroom once I found this for him and realized I’m truly not alone, I was able to resume my life and start Excepting that I needed to wear diapers and that I needed to get used to all of this.
It’s also time to see a urologist. You could have something seriously wrong with your prostate like cancer so it’s crucial that you be seen soon. Don’t waste any of your time with your primary care physician; go straight to a urologist. Sudden bladder symptoms usually have a reason for their onset.
But sometimes, there is no detectable reason, either. Lots of folks here never find out what is the root cause of their incontinence. Sometimes medications cause it. Sometimes if you use a C-PAP machine you can sleep so deeply it makes you bed wet. But usually for men, they have a prostate problem going on.
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@bedesmarais6 I have a different story, was a bedwetter in my youth. It stopped more or less, but I have had accidents - and they are becoming more frequent. I also have some OAB issues - and my worst problem - bowel incontinence due to ulcerous colitis. So I have had to accept diapers - as an accident without diaper is much worse. It is shameful and taboo, but once I accepted it, I took back part of my social life. At times I have been bound by needing immediate access to toilet and stayed at home. It is a big step initially, but you get used to it, and no one cares. I fully support @snow - seek medical advice!
@snow thank you for being a positive power on the forum, for sharing our story and advice. I took a bad hit to my head (spinal injury) and I didn’t have any immediate issues, but maybe the slowly returning bladder issues are related?
@snow thank you for being a positive power on the forum, for sharing our story and advice. I took a bad hit to my head (spinal injury) and I didn’t have any immediate issues, but maybe the slowly returning bladder issues are related?
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You’re right there with many who joined this forum as well as millions of others. IC doesn't discriminate. Bed wetting or peeing in your sleep is easy enough to deal with and it doesn’t pay to feel bad about it.. like others suggested, seek medical attention to make certain it’s not a more serious side effect.
Buy a good quality product to protect yourself, bedding or other person in bed.
Don’t go cheap or to light of protection. Doing so can lead you to a wet bed anyway.
I find that at night, a full tabbed style nighttime diaper works best for me. I won’t go to bed without one.
I’m about to turn age 66, and started wetting at night in my forties and regularly in my fifties.
You’ll overcome the stigma of wetting when you have a reliable and effective product for your level of incontinence to wear.
Don’t let it be an inconvenience. We have to much life to live for. Happily I might add.
Glad you found NAFC for conversation.
Best,
Joe
Buy a good quality product to protect yourself, bedding or other person in bed.
Don’t go cheap or to light of protection. Doing so can lead you to a wet bed anyway.
I find that at night, a full tabbed style nighttime diaper works best for me. I won’t go to bed without one.
I’m about to turn age 66, and started wetting at night in my forties and regularly in my fifties.
You’ll overcome the stigma of wetting when you have a reliable and effective product for your level of incontinence to wear.
Don’t let it be an inconvenience. We have to much life to live for. Happily I might add.
Glad you found NAFC for conversation.
Best,
Joe
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Thanks for all your positive thoughts. I have a fear of needles and being in the hospital. So I choose not to be put on a list for a new heart. I only wish these other problems like bed wetting had to start. I would talk with my wife about it but she is not your normal person, if she see a man crying she would say look at that pusxx. She is a very strong woman we have been married for 39 years and I don't know if she would support me or look at me like I'm a weak man.
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