Treatment
Bladder training
This is the most common OAB treatment that doesn’t involve medication. Bladder training helps change the way your child uses the bathroom. Instead of going whenever they feel the urge, they are taught to urinate at set times of the day. This process is known as scheduled voiding or timed urination. The theory is that eventually the child learns to control the urge to go by waiting -- for a few minutes at first, then gradually increasing to an hour or more between bathroom visits.
I have found from personal experience this technique to be unsuccessful.
Dietary Changes
Less extreme cases Of Over Active Bladder Disorder may be kept under control with several dietary changes, while this is no cure, it may help you child manage the problem better.
Cutting out drink like cola, reducing your Childs intake of caffeine, artificial sweeteners and chocolate can all help.
Medication
Up until a year ago doctors had no medication they would prescribe to children under Ten, but luckily in the past year there are two type of medication which have proved successful on most children with severe O.A.B. These are:
- The medication oxybutynin (Being used Currently in most places)
This is used to control and relax the muscles around the bladder decreasing the urgency. Which stops the frequent wetting.
- Botulinum toxin (boxtox) (still in testing stages)
This is use if O.A.B is being caused by neurogenic reasons. It is injected in one of several sites around the bladder and decreases the sensitivity of the nerve ending, stopping the release of acetylcholine and causing decreased muscle contractility and atrophy.
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