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![]() Does anyone know of a link between ADHD (or just ADD) and incontinence?
This is a very difficult subject for me to talk about, but I figured I'd embrace the annominity of the internet and look into it anyways. I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child in the 80s. Back then I know alot less was known about the disorder. My diagnosis was a little iffy because my doctors didn't think girls got ADHD and because I had bathroom problems. The medical experience went pretty badly for me. The medications didn't do much other than make me high, so I haven't been on them since grade school. There was no physical problem found for me bathroom problems I was basically treated like I didn't care that these things were happening to me and given alot of really insulting treatments. These days I am a functional adult with ADHD, that strives to keep my incontinence a secret. I would love to not have to deal with these things, but am scared of running into the same frustrating medical situations as when I was a child. I was just curious if anyone else had dealt with similar problems and had some advise for me. |
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Hi, that is a delicate question. I don't know of any link between the two but then I'm not a doctor. There are some medically knowledgable people that frequent this place so hopefully one of them can help you more. I just wanted to say that, from my experience, its not just what you ask a doctor, its which doctor you ask. Do some research on urologists and urological procedures and search out a helpful doctor that offers some real help. Don't just settle for what the HMO offers or tells you. And be willing to foot the bill. From my experience (prostate) a lot of problems of this sort aren't taken real seriously by the medical establishment. It isn't really a life or death problem so they pooh pah it and call it a quality of life issue. The last doctor that told me that I told him that if you pluck the wings off of a fly, thats a quality of life issue. You won't kill but it'll wish it was dead. But on the other hand we add'ers tend to obsess over just this kinda thing. Don't let it get you. Do the best you can with what available to you and then pat yourself on the back. Good luck.
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Older publications would some times mention the link between ADD and urinary incontinence especially at night and was mostly linked to young boys. Although the details given are sketchy and understandably so I have done some checking into the condition and maybe while we are waiting for the smart people some of these sites may be of assistance! American Academy of Family Phy. More information here also Hope these help!! |
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Hi. nocturnal enuresis was a symptom that i suffered from when i was a child too..
this was an article that i came across when i was researching about this and i have attaced this from my file. hope that helps in some way ------------------------------------------ The Journal of Urology Copyright (C) 2003 by American Urological Association, Inc. Volume 170(4, Part 1 of 2), October 2003, pp 1347-1350 Management of Urinary Incontinence and Nocturnal Enuresis in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [PEDIATRIC UROLOGY] CRIMMINS, C. R.; RATHBUN, S. R.; HUSMANN, D. A.* From the Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Accepted for publication May 30, 2003. * Corresponding author and requests for reprints: Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 (telephone: 507-284-2959; FAX: 507-284-4951; e-mail: dhusmann@mayo.edu). ---------------------------------------------- Outline ABSTRACT MATERIALS AND METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES Graphics Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 ABSTRACT Purpose: We sought to determine whether attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) influences the resolution of urinary incontinence (UI, or diurnal and nocturnal wetness) and monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (NE). : We performed a retrospective review of patients with ADHD, UI and NE. Individuals with UI were treated with timed voiding, and anticholinergics were added only after timed voiding failed. Patients with NE were treated with either an enuretic alarm, desmopressin or imipramine. Statistical comparisons used a control population matched for age, sex, IQ, and urinary and gastrointestinal symptoms. : The presence of ADHD had a negative effect on the resolution of incontinence, with 68% of the patients with ADHD becoming continent compared to 91% of controls (p : Treatment of urinary incontinence in children with ADHD is impaired compared to those without ADHD, and is directly affected by compliance and IQ. ---------------------------------------------- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurobehavioral complaint manifested by impulsive hyperactive inattentive behavior, affects approximately 5% of school-age children. The coexistence of ADHD and toileting problems is well known, with current studies documenting that 20% to 25% of children with ADHD will have coexisting urinary incontinence. 1-4 Further documenting the concurrent toileting problems found in patients with ADHD is the finding that 20% of the children presenting with the combined complaints of encopresis and enuresis have ADHD. 5,6 We have been actively treating children with enuresis since 1986. During this time span we developed the impression that we were significantly less successful in achieving resolution of enuresis in children with ADHD. Although we attempted to confirm our intuition by reviewing the existing literature, we found a paucity of published data on this topic. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to elucidate the following questions-Do children with ADHD and urinary incontinence respond to treatment as well as those without ADHD? Does coexisting encopresis impact the ability to treat successfully urinary incontinence in the child with ADHD? Does the child with ADHD and a decreased IQ have the same treatment success as the patient with ADHD and a normal IQ? Does the patient with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and ADHD respond to the same therapy as the child with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis without ADHD? MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of all patients referred with a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and enuresis from 1986 to 2002 was performed. The diagnosis of ADHD had been made by either a clinical psychologist, child psychiatrist or pediatrician. All patients were under pharmacological treatment for ADHD when their urinary incontinence was evaluated and treated. We excluded children who had a concomitant history of profound mental retardation, psychosis, autism, traumatic head injury and seizure disorders. We assessed IQ in all of our patients with ADHD and urinary incontinence using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Patients with urinary incontinence were then further subdivided into 2 categories-normal IQ 84 or greater and subnormal mentation IQ 36 to 83. Incontinence of urine was defined as the presence of uncontrolled wetting in children older than 6 years. Cases of incontinence were separated into 2 major categories-urinary incontinence (diurnal and nocturnal incontinence/mixed enuresis) and monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. To be included in this study a patient with urinary incontinence had to have one or more episodes of diurnal incontinence per week combined with 3 or more nocturnal enuretic episodes per week. Individuals entering the study for monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis had 3 or more nocturnal enuretic episodes per week. These 2 major categories were further subdivided into primary (patients who had never been continent of urine) and secondary incontinence (patients who had development of urinary incontinence after a 6-month dry interval). All patients with urinary incontinence were initially treated with timed voiding at 2-hour intervals throughout the day. Anticholinergic medications were added if timed voiding failed. Noncompliance with a timed voiding interval was defined as the failure of the patient to attempt to adhere to a 2-hour voiding interval. It is noteworthy that in children with a combined history of urinary incontinence and encopresis anticholinergic medication was not initiated until gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms were under treatment. Successful resolution of urinary incontinence was defined as complete resolution of diurnal wetness for 6 months. This article does not review the results regarding treatment of the nocturnal component of patients with ADHD and urinary incontinence. Patients with ADHD treated for monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis were offered the options of enuretic alarm, desmopressin (DDAVP) and imipramine. The treatment chosen was directed by family choice. No crossover between treatment modalities is reported in this study. Children were removed from the enuretic alarm after nocturnal urinary continence had been established for a 3-month interval. Regarding the pharmacological treatment of nocturnal enuresis, we attempted to wean patients from their medication 1 year after starting therapy. Successful treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis was defined as 0 to 1 enuretic night per month. Patients included in this study had to have a minimum followup interval of 1 year after initiating treatment. All patients were screened for coexisting encopresis. Encopresis was defined as the presence of fecal soiling occurring at least once per week for greater than 6 months. Invariably, simultaneous constipation was noted along with the encopresis. Treatment of encopresis/constipation was by colonic disimpaction with a series of enemas followed by sufficient laxative therapy to produce at least one soft stool per day. Successful resolution of encopresis was defined as the resolution of encopresis for a 6-month interval. For statistical comparisons a control population referred for treatment of urinary incontinence or monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis during the same time interval was identified. The control population was without a medical diagnosis of ADHD and was matched for age, sex, and urinary and gastrointestinal symptoms to the study population. Regarding the control population and IQ assessment, the control population was matched to the study population only for those patients with an IQ of less than 84. Since we could not always locate an exact match for the IQ, the controls were within 5 IQ points of the patients with enuresis. Statistical evaluations used the chi-square test, with p RESULTS A total of 192 patients with concurrent ADHD and urinary incontinence/nocturnal enuresis met our study criteria between 1996 and 2002. There were 38 females with a median age of 8 years (range 5 to 15) and 154 males with a median age of 7 years (range 5 to 16). No significant difference in the incidence of primary and secondary urinary incontinence was noted between the children with urinary incontinence and those with nocturnal enuresis. However, a significant difference in the presence of encopresis was found between the 2 patient populations (p ---------------------------------------------- Table 1. Patient cohorts grouped by urinary and GI symptoms ---------------------------------------------- Of the patients with ADHD and urinary incontinence 37% (29 of 79) 68% of the control population achieved diurnal continence on timed voiding alone compared to (54 of 79, p Coexisting encopresis and urinary incontinence were found in 49% of the children with ADHD (39 of 79). Table 2 shows our success rates in the treatment of these 2 separate entities. It is noteworthy that children with ADHD, urinary incontinence and GI symptoms are just as likely to be treated successfully for their wetness as those with ADHD without GI symptoms (74% versus 63%). ---------------------------------------------- Table 2. Results of treatment of urinary incontinence with coexisting encopresis* p ---------------------------------------------- The IQ of the child with ADHD and urinary incontinence greatly affects the success of treatment. Of the 19 children with a subnormal IQ (median 70, range 58 to 82) 6 (32%) achieved diurnal continence while undergoing treatment. In contrast, of the 60 patients with ADHD and an IQ of 84 or greater 48 (80%) had resolution of their urinary incontinence (p Significantly fewer children with ADHD and monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis treated with an enuretic alarm and behavior modification were continent 6 months after initiating therapy compared to the controls (43% vs 69%, p ---------------------------------------------- Table 3. Results of treatment in patients with ADHD and nocturnal enuresis only* p ---------------------------------------------- DISCUSSION Historically, a distinction has always been made between urinary incontinence and nocturnal enuresis, and between primary and secondary nocturnal enuresis. Classically, it was described that urinary incontinence and/or secondary nocturnal enuresis either developed as a consequence of an inciting psychosocial event or was the result of psychopathology. 7-9 However, recent investigations have produced considerable doubt regarding whether these 2 disorders have any relationship with either social stress factors or psychopathology, with one notable exception, the consistent association of ADHD with urinary incontinence and nocturnal enuresis. 2-5,10-12 During the last decade our experience with treating urinary incontinence in children with ADHD resulted in the clinical impression that we were significantly less successful in treating this disorder within this specific patient population. This review confirmed our suspicion. Specifically, when placed on identical treatment regimens, 68% of the children with ADHD and urinary incontinence became continent compared to 91% of an age, sex and symptom matched control population (p Several important points must be brought out when assessing these data. All of the patients with ADHD entered in this study were on active pharmacological treatment for their hyperactivity at the time we treated their urinary incontinence. In fact, we had prescreened patients with urinary incontinence before appointments at our clinic. Specifically, if a patient had a history of ADHD, we would accept this patient for evaluation only if the referring physician was actively treating the hyperactivity. This fact may have inadvertently resulted in a selection bias toward recalcitrant enuresis. To help prove this point, we would note that some authors have reported resolution or improvement of enuresis after starting stimulant therapy for the ADHD alone. 13,14 Conversely, the fact that all of the children with ADHD and enuresis were on stimulant medication can also be interpreted as having favorably biased our results. This latter possibility is based on the concept that hyperactivity results in a shortened attention span that would preclude the ability to comply with medical directives. Indeed, in some of the rare reports detailing treatment of enuresis in children with ADHD the treatment of enuresis was found to be greatly enhanced by stimulant medication. 2,15 It was the knowledge of these facts that prompted us to ask all physicians referring a child with ADHD and enuresis to have the child on active treatment of his/her ADHD before our evaluation. In any event our findings cannot address the question of whether stimulant medication aids in the treatment of enuresis. It is also imperative to mention when assessing our data that we did not evaluate the effect that the family social structure has on treatment success. Although certainly not present in all children with ADHD, there is a high frequency of social pathology, especially hysteria (conversion disorder) and alcoholism, found in the parents of children with ADHD. 16 The impact of an aberrant familial social structure or parental disorders on the successful treatment of enuresis cannot be addressed within this article. In a large referral clinic where children are presenting for the evaluation of urinary incontinence and encopresis approximately 20% of those presenting with both complaints will have ADHD. 5,6 Whether it was due to a selective referral bias or just the frequent coexistence of ADHD and encopresis, about 50% of the patients with ADHD referred to us were noted to have concomitant enuresis and encopresis. Our impression before we performed this review was that the presence of these duel symptoms would be associated with a higher likelihood of treatment failure. We were surprised to find that this was not the case. Specifically, children with ADHD, urinary incontinence and coexisting encopresis were just as likely to be treated successfully for their urinary incontinence as the patients without GI symptoms (74% versus 63%). It is noteworthy that all children involved in this study had the GI and genitourinary symptoms treated simultaneously. Approximately 25% of the patients referred with ADHD and urinary incontinence had a subnormal IQ. In our experience this combination greatly interferes with the ability to treat the enuresis successfully, with only 32% of patients with ADHD and a subnormal IQ becoming continent compared to 80% of those with ADHD and a normal IQ and 79% of controls with a diminished IQ. In essence, it appears that a subnormal IQ in association with ADHD greatly inhibits our ability to treat the patient successfully (p Regarding the question of whether children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and ADHD respond to the same therapy as the child without ADHD, our data indicate a significant difference between the 2 populations. Specifically, patients with ADHD were more noncompliant with the enuretic alarm than patients without ADHD (38% vs 22%, p The high incidence of urinary incontinence in children with ADHD transfers to the finding that children with hyperactivity are approximately 2.5 times more likely to have nocturnal enuresis than their age matched counterparts and 4.5 times more likely to have urinary incontinence. 2,4,11-13 One of the major questions regarding the coexistence of these disorders is why does this relationship exist? Hidden within the previous published literature and the data of this study is a clue regarding this association. Specifically, previous publications have noted either resolution or improvement of nocturnal enuresis after starting stimulant therapy for the ADHD alone, a finding suggestive that these 2 disorders either share a chemical imbalance or alternatively that the incontinence may be due to inattentiveness. 2,13-15 We found that patients with ADHD and monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis responded efficaciously to DDAVP and imipramine and not behavioral modification with an enuretic alarm. The combination of these findings leads us to hypothesize that a central neurochemical dysfunction maybe shared between nocturnal enuresis and ADHD. Specifically, nocturnal urinary incontinence is conjectured to be due to an abnormal circadian secretion of arginine vasopressin (AVP). Although AVP is best known for its antidiuretic and vasopressor effects, it is also a neural transmitter in several regions of the brain. Indeed, the positive influence of AVP on memory and learning is well known and has been extensively studied. 18,19 Germane to this discussion is the fact that one of the main central nervous system actions of AVP is to enhance dopamine use and release within the brain. Moreover, the pharmaceutical analogue to AVP, desmopressin, when administered to laboratory animals via peripheral routes has been found to alter brain dopamine. 20 It is intriguing to note that ADHD is hypothesized to be due to abnormally low levels of extracellular dopamine within the brain. 1 To support further the concept that these 2 disorders share a neurotransmitter abnormality is the knowledge that imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant successfully used to treat both disorders, is known to enhance brain response to dopamine. 21 Based on these facts, we hypothesize that patients with ADHD frequently have coexisting urinary incontinence and enuresis because they share an abnormality in a neurotransmitter defect, probably dopaminergic in etiology. CONCLUSIONS Our data document that children with ADHD and urinary incontinence are significantly less likely to respond to treatment than normal children with mixed enuresis (68% vs 91%, p Our findings suggest that the current treatment modalities used for the child with ADHD and urinary incontinence are inadequate. We would suggest that alterations of current treatment protocols are merited, perhaps by the addition of a child psychologist to form a therapeutic team to treat the patient with ADHD and urinary incontinence. The psychologist could add to the therapeutic endeavors by helping to investigate the parent-child relationship and help in developing a specific behavioral plan that could possibly improve the clinical outcome. REFERENCES 1. Cantwell, D. P.: Attention deficit disorder: a review of the past 10 years. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 35: 978, 1996 Ovid Full Text Bibliographic Links 2. Robson, W. L., Jackson, H. P., Blackhurst, D. and Leung, A. K.: Enuresis in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. South Med J, 90: 503, 1997 Bibliographic Links 3. Steinhausen, H. C. and Gobel, D.: Enuresis in child psychiatric clinic patients. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 28: 279, 1989 4. Bailey, J. N., Ornitz, E. M., Gehricke, J. G., Gabikian, P., Russell, A. T. and Smalley, S. L.: Transmission of primary nocturnal enuresis and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Acta Paediatr, 88: 1364, 1999 Bibliographic Links 5. Mikkelsen, E. J., Brown, G. L., Minichiello, M. D., Millican, F. K. and Rapoport, J. L.: Neurologic status in hyperactive enuretic, encopretic, and normal boys. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry, 21: 75, 1982 6. Johnston, B. D. and Wright, J. A.: Attentional dysfunction in children with encopresis. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 14: 381, 1993 Bibliographic Links 7. Hinman, F. and Baumann, F. W.: Vesical and ureteral damage from voiding dysfunction in boys without neurologic or obstructive disease. J Urol, 109: 727, 1973 8. Allen, T. D.: The non-neurogenic neurogenic bladder. J Urol, 117: 232, 1977 Bibliographic Links 9. Husmann, D. A.: Enuresis. Urology, 48: 184, 1996 Bibliographic Links 10. Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J. and Shannon, F. T.: Factors related to the age of attainment of nocturnal bladder control: an 8-year longitudinal study. Pediatrics, 78: 884, 1986 Bibliographic Links 11. Biederman, J., Santangelo, S. L., Faraone, S. V., Kiely, K., Guite, J., Mick, E. et al: Clinical correlates of enuresis in ADHD and non-ADHD children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 36: 865, 1995 Bibliographic Links 12. Fergusson, D. M. and Horwood, L. J.: Nocturnal enuresis and behavioral problems in adolescence: a 15-year longitudinal study. Pediatrics, 94: 662, 1994 Bibliographic Links 13. Rey, J. M., Bird, K. D. and Hensley, V. R.: Bedwetting and psychopathology in adolescents. J Paediatr Child Health, 31: 508, 1995 Bibliographic Links 14. Shaffer, D., Gardner, A. and Hedge, B.: Behavioral and bladder disturbance of enuretic children: a rational classification of a common disorder. Dev Med Child Neurol, 26: 781, 1984 Bibliographic Links 15. Diamond, J. M. and Stein, J. M.: Enuresis: a new look at stimulant therapy. Can J Psychiatry, 28: 395, 1983 16. Spencer, T. J.: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Arch Neurol, 59: 314, 2002 Bibliographic Links 17. Roijen, L. E., Postema, K., Limbeek, V. J. and Kuppevelt, V. H.: Development of bladder control in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol, 43: 103, 2001 Bibliographic Links 18. DeWied, D.: Neurohypophyseal hormone influences on learning and memory processes. In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 4th ed. Edited by G. Lynch, J. L. McGaugh and N. M. Weimberger. New York: Guilford Press, pp. 289-312, 1984 19. Metzger, D., Alescio-Lautier, B., Bosler, O., Devigne, C. and Soumireu-Mourat, B.: Effect of changes in the intrahippocampal vasopressin on memory retrieval and relearning. Behav Neural Biol, 59: 29, 1993 Bibliographic Links 20. Di Michele, S., Sillen, U., Engel, J. A., Hjalmas, E. K., Rubenson, A. and Soderpalm, B.: Desmopressin and vasopressin increase locomotor activity in the rat via a central mechanism: implications for nocturnal enuresis. J Urol, 156: 1164, 1996 Ovid Full Text Bibliographic Links 21. Lammers, C. H., Diaz, J., Schwartz, J. C. and Sokoloff, P.: Selective increase of dopamine D3 receptor gene expression as a common effect of chronic antidepressant treatments. Mol Psychiatry, 5: 378, 2000 Bibliographic Links Key Words: urinary incontinence; enuresis; encopresis; attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity ---------------------------------------------- Accession Number: 00005392-200310000-00080
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dear moderator, i have posted a text copy of a journal, i am not sure about the copy right issues and things like that, so please advice me if this is ok.
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I too have heard this mentioned frequently as applies to boys and night incontinence. That, however, was when I was still researching symptoms for my son... trying to talk myself around the overwhelming evidence of his symptoms. not sure about anything else as I am blessed not to have this problem...as of yet.
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Interesting article Tired! I know my daughter's pediatrician asked me about eneurisis problems with my daughter who is ADHD. She said they're very common with ADHD kids. My daughter was late to toilet train and at eight still has occasional accidents -- three this week.
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I had the trouble right till i was almost 7 and seeing my distress my parents did something that really helped me out. It might seem a bit wierd, but it worked for me. My dad came across an article that said how yoga/meditation was used to control various disorders and decided to give it a short. so with the help of a book he taught me how to work on some basic yoga exercises and included a form of reinforcement therapy (by asking me to tell myself that i could control it). While i still wonder how that worked for me, now i think it must have been those exercises coupled with a little development of will power that helped. (reasoning it chemically, i think the reinforcing and the concentration exercises resulted in increasing the dopamine levels that gave considerable control over involuntary actions; i was not under any form of medication( other than calcium supplements) at that time, as i wouldnt talk about it to a doctor)
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There are several kinds of Incontinence: eg Stress (while sneezing; while jumping up and down), Functional, etc.
Incontinence (while awake) is not the same as Enuresis (bed-wetting). Have you given birth? This is the #1 cause of Incontinence (urinary) in women. (eg damage or weakness to the Pelvic Floor). |
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Re: Incontinence and ADHD
As has been covered, there's an apparent link between ADHD and nocturnal enuresis.
Shreeram, S., He, J., Kalaydjian, A., Brothers, S., & Merikangas, K. R. (2009). Prevalence of enuresis and its association with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among U.S. children: Results from a nationally representative study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(1), 35-41. Retrieved from PsycINFO database on September 17, 2009. Quote:
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Re: Incontinence and ADHD
I have recently been told by our young man's psychiatrist that ADHD and Incontinence are not separate, but the latter is a symptom of the former.
The have asked us to look into how we feel about DDAVP. I've read the professional page about it on Drugs.com and frankly, I'd rather find another way to treat/deal with his incontinence. Granted that is based on reading one link . . . I will be following up and checking others, but it scares me when a doctor wants you to look it up and decide. Not that I don't question what they prescribe, I've got a strong pharmacologic background. It makes me think that they don't really want to do it, unless we "make" them . . . FWIW, I'd welcome the input of others with more experience on this. ![]() |
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Re: Incontinence and ADHD
Just as a little update on the topic, since it's something that (very embarrassingly!) has affected me since forever, it looks like bladder control has indeed been linked to ADHD. My problem has always been that the moment I get in the door, although I felt fine before, suddenly I have to go RIGHT AWAY. Or when I suddenly feel like I have to go, it's an urge I can't usually ignore, though it has gotten better strangely with age (and also possibly with medication?) I'm 27 now, never had kids. When I was little, this was a big problem for me. I had no problems being toilet trained but I remember a couple occasions getting a really bad case of the giggles and ending up in a really embarrassing situation.
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Re: Incontinence and ADHD
I dont know much about incontinence with ADHD but I do know I have an overactive bladder, but my problem comes and goes it has its bad patches and then there are times where my bladder is fine and functions normal. I dont have incontinence though even though I have become very close to having accidents in some situations.
Anyway I hope you get things sorted honey because I understand that having aproblem like this is not very nice. (((hug)))
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Work with a doctor who specializes in this type of problem. Talk about it at a support group. There are others out there like you.
Well then maybe you should not drink many liquids before leaving the house. Or before a long road trip. No medical evidence to suggest there is a correlation. maybe because the excitement precipitated by the ADHD is whats creating an uncontrollable behavior. Go to a doctor and get another diagnosis and if need be medication. I have never heard of a correlation before. Sorry. A doctor should be able to answer your question better than I. You dont know that the ADHD is whats causing it I would be happy to refer you to a doctor close to where you live. Last edited by tazoz; 04-28-12 at 07:26 AM.. Reason: Merged multiple consecutive posts into one |
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