My daughter has started wetting herself during the day


My four-year-old daughter keeps wetting herself during the day.

Previously she was normally dry through the day. I have taken her to my GP and he says there is nothing he can do unless she starts wetting the bed and doing it at nursery.

Is there anything I can do to help her stop this and could there be anything medically wrong with her?


If a child starts to wet him or herself during the day only when previously they were dry you must find out if there is any problem with the bladder.

The commonest cause is an infection.

Your GP can easily establish this by sending a urine sample off to the lab. This should definitely be done.

At the same time the GP can check the urine for blood, protein and sugar.

The appearance of any of these things means that further investigations are necessary and maybe even a referral to a paediatrician.

Only after all these tests have been found to be normal can you say that the problem is behavioural. It can still be helped even if this is the case.

If the GP can't offer anything insist on a second opinion. I wouldn't just wait and see whether it gets better or worse without any treatment.

Yours sincerely

The NetDoctor Medical Team

Last updated 16.05.2014