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What to eat and drink (and when) for bedwetting: bladder-friendly daily rhythm, foods that irritate the bladder, constipation-fighting fibre, and classical Ayurvedic food wisdom.
No food causes bedwetting and no food cures it - but fluid timing, bladder irritants and constipation are all on the plate, and each nudges wet nights up or down. Diet guidance here is practical household engineering, not a medical diet.
A rectum full of hard stool presses on the bladder and steals its capacity - treating constipation alone dries up many bedwetters. Keep stools soft daily with:
Should I stop milk at night? No need to eliminate it - just move the glass earlier. A small warm milk with dinner is fine; a large glass at lights-out adds bladder volume at the wrong hour.
Do bananas or curd at night worsen bedwetting? No evidence either way - these are household beliefs, not findings. Judge by your own child's pattern over weeks, not by lists.
Is sugar at night a trigger? Very sweet evening drinks and desserts add fluid and can irritate; moderation in the evening is sensible. Sugar does not cause bedwetting itself.
What if my child refuses fibre foods? Work with accepted textures: dal in accepted forms, fruit in accepted forms (whole over juice), oats or ragi in porridges or dosas - and plenty of water alongside. A dietician helps when the accepted list is narrow.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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