little boy who has to pee a lot

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Does anyone know why a little boy – 4 years old –

would have the urge to pee every 15 minutes? He has been to the doctor and he does not have

a urinary tract infection, but the doctor has no clue as to what would be

causing it.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I guess if they took him to the doctor, they have ruled out diabetes? Is he drinking excessively? Maybe just a nervous bladder. Now if I could wait 15 minutes that would be miraculous!

Hope everyone is well.

Wacky weather and waiting for Spring to be here once and for all.

Wishing everyone a beautiful day

Tone

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It is not always a serious problem, but it isn't always quite normal either, A physical exam and urinalysis can help to rule out most common causes of frequent urination, which can include: (Carol, have they checked for all this?) Diabetes MellitusJuvenile Diabetes or Type I Diabetes is among the medical conditions that many parents have in the back of their mind when they bring their child to their doctor with frequent urination. Unlike other many other conditions that cause frequent urination, children with diabetes urinate large amounts each time (polyuria), and likely also are drinking a lot (polydipsia) and losing weight, which are the

classic symptoms of diabetes. Testing for diabetes will likely include a urinalysis that will show sugar or glucose and/or ketones and a high blood sugar. UTIsChildren with urinary tract infections often urinate more frequently, but they also often have other symptoms, such as pain and burning with urination (dysuria), cloudy or bloody urine, fever, are having accidents, and may have back pain, nausea, and/or feel like they have to urinate all of the sudden (urgency). A urinalysis and urine culture are important tests to evaluate children with urinary tract infection symptoms. PollakiuriaAlso called frequent daytime urination syndrome,

this is a common, although not very well known cause of frequent urination in young children. Most common between the ages of 4 and 6 years, these children begin urinating small amounts of urine about 10 to 30 times each day. They may also wake up at night to urinate, although not as often, and they should have no other symptoms and a normal urinalysis. Although sometimes related to stress, no specific trigger is found for many children with pollakiuria and it often goes away in a few weeks or months without any treatment. Diabetes InsipidusDiabetes insipidus (DI) is a rarer causes of frequent urination and can either be caused by a lack of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which is called central diabetes insipidus, or by nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, where the kidneys don't respond to ADH. Either way, the result is that the kidneys can't conserve water, make a lot of extra urine, and the

child gets very thirsty. Other Causes of Frequent UrinationOther things to consider when a child has frequent urination might include: too much fluid intake (although don't confuse this with diabetes) constipation voiding dysfunction, in which children don't take the time to empty their bladder because they are in too big of a hurry to get back to playing. (This usually causes incontinence though.) If you suspect this, encourage your child to fully empty his bladder each time he goes to the bathroom and put him on a schedule of voiding every 2-3 hours. vulvovaginitis or inflammation around the vaginal area in young girls, which might be caused by not wiping correctly or taking bubble baths meatitis or inflammation of the meatus or opening of the penis

Carol Minnick <carolminnick@...> wrote: Does anyone know why a little boy – 4 years old – would have the urge to pee every 15 minutes? He has been to the doctor and he does not have a urinary tract infection, but the doctor has no clue as to what would be causing it.

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It’s mostly just the feeling that he has to pee. Only a couple little dribbles come out.

And it's not a bladder infection? That's usually a sign of an infection "down there".

Gloria

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He wants to play with his penis? Just the first thing that came into my mind.

Shari

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I would like to ask the same question someone else did: Does he actually pee every 15 minutes, or is it just the urge? Is he having any other obvious problems, such as with his balance or pain in his legs or back?

The first thing that came to my mind is the possibility of Spina Bifida (SB) Occulta (SBO), Spina Bifida with Lipomeningocele or Lipomyelomeningocele. SB takes many forms, and Occulta and Lipo forms of SB are the two " hidden " forms. You can find information on SBO at http://www.asbha.org.au/Occulta.htm and the Lipo forms of SB at http://www.lfsn.org/welcome.htmIf the doctors have ruled out UTIs, another possibility than SB is diabetes.

-- Tracey White (tracey.white@...)Life Partner to PiskurCo-parent/co-trainer to Buddy the Wonder Puppy, Physical Assistance/Psychiatric Service-Dog-In-Training; and Pitter (AKA: Issue Kitty)

[Guest guest]

It’s mostly just the feeling that he has

to pee. Only a couple little dribbles

come out.

Carol

From: MorningGlory113@...

>

Does he actually pee every 15 min. (does anything come out?) or just have

>

the feeling he needs to pee?

>

>

Gloria

[Guest guest]

I

don’t know, I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll tell the parents to be aware of

that – good thought.

Carol

From: " SV "

<shavig@...>

He

wants to play with his penis? Just the first thing that came into my mind.

Shari

[Guest guest]

does he drink alot of fluids, like sugary fluids?? How old again? SuziCarol Minnick <carolminnick@...> wrote: It’s mostly just the feeling that he has to pee. Only a couple little dribbles come

out. Carol From: MorningGlory113@... > Does he actually pee every 15 min. (does anything come out?) or just have > the feeling he needs to pee? > > Gloria

[Guest guest]

My son, who is also 4, went through a period like this about 5 months ago. We

had a

bunch of lab work done and they found nothing. The period of excessive potty

trips

(where sometimes he peed a river, sometimes a few drops, sometimes not at all)

lasted

about 3 weeks. So far it has not returned.

Honestly I think two things were at play in my son's case: 1.) He was going

through some

developmental changes and was just kind of nervous. 2.) He simply seemed to

like going

into the potty and checking out his little boy parts. Age 4 is prime age for

masturbation.

In my son's case, a third factor probably came into play. He has autism and at

the time,

we were increasing out demands on him in therapy, requiring more work from him

during

his behavioral and speech therapy sessions. He was probably trying to escape

and avoid

the work, the little rascal! :-)

Good luck in trying to get to the bottom of this.

Rose

--- In health , " Carol Minnick " <carolminnick@...>

wrote:

>

> Does anyone know why a little boy - 4 years old - would have the urge to pee

> every 15 minutes? He has been to the doctor and he does not have a urinary

> tract infection, but the doctor has no clue as to what would be causing it.

>

> Carol

>

[Guest guest]

The

doctor checked for a urinary tract infection, and said no to that. Is that different than a bladder infection?

He’s

4, and drinks mostly fruit juices. And

not really an awful lot of anything liquid.

Carol

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From: Suzanne suziesgoats@...

And

it's not a bladder infection? That's usually a sign of an infection " down

there " .

does he

drink alot of fluids, like sugary fluids?? How old

again?

Suzi

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A UTI and a bladder infection are the same thing.TraceyOn 4/11/06, Carol Minnick <carolminnick@...

> wrote:

The

doctor checked for a urinary tract infection, and said no to that. Is that different than a bladder infection?-- Tracey White (

tracey.white@...)Life Partner to PiskurCo-parent/co-trainer to Buddy the Wonder Puppy, Physical Assistance/Psychiatric Service-Dog-In-Training; and Pitter (AKA: Issue Kitty)

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not really. Carol Minnick <carolminnick@...> wrote: The doctor checked for a urinary tract infection, and said no to that. Is that different than a bladder infection? Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/

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