Re: Journal / overactive bladder

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At 01:43 PM 10/3/01 -0400, you wrote:

>Why do I need to journal? What do I write down and how often?

I finally started keeping a journal of infractions and significant behavior

after. We noticed over time that certain behaviors only seemed to occur

within the week following an infraction. This was hard to even convince

myself of being related, it's such a stretch from 'normal' thinking.

So for instance, (4yrs9mos & GFCF since end of last year) would pee on

the floor always within a few days of cheating on the diet. He's only wet

his bed once or twice since completing potty training, both a day or two

after infractions. He once got up and walked out of the house and into the

woods nearby (very scary as you can imagine) days after an infraction. And

last spring he was dx'd with asthma and prescribed albuterol. This occurred

about 4 mo's after starting the diet, during spring break so with him and

his two older sisters around all week he had several cheating episodes. The

asthma went away as quickly as it came, with several progressively less

severe occurrences in the following months, each a day or two after a

cheating episode.

More evidence in my opinion of the worthiness of the diet. I'm convinced

that my son's asthma was actually a symptom of opiate withdrawal.

Anyway, I started keeping a journal. But then we gave 1/4 teaspoon of

baking soda mixed with juice after two infractions, and since then half an

HFS papaya enzyme tablet (adult dose 3 whole tablets) after the last two

infractions. These seemed to work, so the journal idea is out the window,

and our son's doing better than ever.

>Ross has been peeing in the potty kinda for a little over 2 months

>now. He tells us when he has to go, but at school he doesn't. They bring

>him and the class every hour. Recently, past 2 days, Ross has been urinating

>alot. He goes when they bring him, but he also is having

>accidents. Sometimes it seems he doesn't go that often and other days, we

>are on the potty every 5 minutes. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any

>suggestions?

went through a phase before keeping totally dry where in school he'd

drink and drink and drink, and go potty lots. Interestingly, at home he

hardly drank or went to the bathroom. At this point unless we happen to

notice him going, it's all done w/o our knowledge. The kid's got a strong

bladder, and doesn't like us to tell him what to do... runs in the family

I'm afraid.

I respectfully suggest you keep doing what you're doing. Sounds like your

son's progressing well. Our son went through similar types of things while

learning toileting. For instance, he kept dry all day at the County Fair,

about 8 months before becoming accident free... it took us that long. It

seemed like a motivational rather than ability thing from what I could see.

Marty

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