The Top 5 Foods that can cause
Bedwetting in Children
by Alicia Eaton
The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
“Is my child’s bedwetting problem being caused by something they’re eating or drinking?” This is a very common question asked by many parents whose children are struggling to stay dry at night. Harley Street parenting expert Alicia Eaton, has been helping children achieve dry nights for over 15 years. In her experience, here are the most common foods to cause bedwetting.
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The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
1. Soft fruits and Vegetables IWe’re used to hearing that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is a good idea in order to stay healthy, but if you’re trying to solve your child’s bedwetting problem it’s useful to know that some of these can be the cause of the habit. Water-based fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, melon, grapes, celery, cucumber and artichokes have a diuretic effect on the body – in other words, they encourage you to expel water. It’s common to be tempted to restrict your child’s fluid intake shortly before bedtime, but avoid falling into the trap of offering fruit to eat instead – you could find your problems getting worse, rather than better.
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The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
2. Sugar Sweet fizzy drinks and sugary treats are almost guaranteed to create a wet night. Many parents will report having noticed this whenever their child has been to a friend’s birthday party or it’s a special occasion. Whether it’s the sugar itself that causes this or the less than satisfactory night’s sleep that comes with being ‘hyper’ is not quite known, but either way, it’s good idea to cut down as much as possible.
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The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
3. Artificial Sweeteners Another big culprit can be artificial sweeteners as they also have a diuretic effect on the body, so much so that health warnings are often given on packets of sugar-free sweets. Sweeteners are regularly put into children’s food and drinks under the guise of ‘healthy’ eating, so you may not have noticed if your child is consuming too many of these. Look out for drinks or fruit squashes that are sugar-free and yoghurts or ice-creams that are low in sugar and labelled ‘good for children’s teeth’ or ‘low-calorie’. Go through all your cupboards and read the labels carefully and eliminate these as much as possible.
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The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
4. Wheat
It’s easy to fall into the trap of eating predominantly wheat-based foods as we’ve become a society that’s very dependent on them. Children in particular, are often happiest eating cereal or toast for breakfast, then sandwiches for lunch, followed by pizza or a pasta dish for dinner in the evenings. Not only can too many of these foods contribute to constipation – which itself is a major cause of bedwetting - but wheat can also cause an irritation in the lining of the bladder, making it want to empty more frequently. It’s good to experiment for a couple of weeks and see if excluding these foods from the diet makes a difference.
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The Top 5 Foods that can cause Bedwetting
4. Milk Is your child still in the habit of having a milky drink at bedtime? Many doctors are now agreeing that this could make a bedwetting problem worse. Most children stop drinking milk in the evening by the time they are five years of age, but if your child is struggling to stay dry at night and still enjoys a glass or two, it’s worth cutting them out. Start changing this habit by keeping milky drinks for breakfast time only - and notice the difference this makes to your child’s bedwetting problem.
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Alicia Eaton is a Harley Street practitioner helping parents with their children’s unwanted habits and behaviours.. Her ‘Stop Bedwetting in 7 Days’ training programme has been a best-seller for over 10 years and is available as a paperback book - and also as an online video programme for children to watch.
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NHS Endorsement: “Stop Bedwetting in Seven days is a very good book. I have found it to be clear and effective and recommend it to my patients who feel it’s very useful. A useful addition to the tool box.” Dr Anne Wright - Consultant Paediatrician in charge of Children’s Neuropathic Bladder Service at Evelina Children’s Hospital, St. Thomas’s NHS Trust
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