My daughter just turned 13. We have been aware of her frequency of uriniation for several years. We have tried to eat only soy products and avoid all milk, she has been perscribed Mirolax to help her go "potty" to relieve her bowels and not put presure on her bladder, limit intake of fluid at night, no cafeine... She had a back x-ray that diagnosed her with Spina bifada oculta. This problem has been going on since she was a baby, she was easy to potty train and she does not have accidents, however, just went shopping with my 80 year old grandmother who has had her bladder tacked twice and she commented on how often my daughter goes. She is up several times through the night to go. Any help would be great, or who I need to have her senn by.. gynocologist, urniologist... Thank you
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Q: My teenage daughter urinates frequently
Is it possible she has a chronic bladder infection? Sometimes there are no overt symptoms such as burning. Frequent urination may be a good thing, because it prevents backflow and pressure on her kidneys, something that people with spina bifida must be careful of. See the following posts:
http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/8257/8838/juice
http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/find-drug-122489-73.html
Hope this helps.
~Pete
Sometimes a general practitioner or gynecologist can be very helpful with diagnosing and treating urinary problems. You can always try calling the office to ask if the doctor is interested in treating incontinence (I know your daughter isn't technically dealing with incontinence, but with this question you'll get a read on how the doctor feels about treating urinary problems). Urogynecologists are wonderful doctors for women to see with urinary issues, but I'm not sure if they treat children or not.
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