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Article: Ditropan: don't bother. (drug treatment of nighttime bed wetting)
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- December 1, 1988
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Ditropan: Don't Bother
There are many treatments for nocturnal enuresis (nighttime bed wetting), and some of them involve giving medications. One drug often tried is oxybutynin (Ditropan [R]). It's used to treat neurogenic bladder (inability to hold urine) in adults. Some doctors believe the same processes occur in children, leading to ...
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Bed-wetting (Enuresis).(Mental Disorders in Children)
The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide;
January 1, 1995 ;
700+ words
...Bed-wetting (Enuresis) Definition Most children start ... Cause Several theories exist to explain bed-wetting. A genetic component is supported by the 75 percent incidence of bed-wetting among other family members. Bed-wetting ...
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