Bladder retraining can help your child follow a voiding routine, stay dry and avoid accidents.
Biofeedback is a system that helps children identify and control certain muscles while urinating. Read about biofeedback for bladder control problems.
Discover information about different bladder and genital conditions including bladder and bladder control problems, and conditions that affect the penis, like hypospadias.
Find information about how old most children are when they develop good bladder control at night. Also learn about some of the causes of bed-wetting and what you can do to help your child.
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Becky the Bladder and Will the Water Bottle explain how drinking water and peeing regularly help keep the bladder healthy.
Neurogenic bladder and bowel are bladder and bowel dysfunction that is caused by nerve damage. Learn about why and how to monitor your child’s bladder and bowel to prevent leaks, infection and damage to the kidneys.
A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.
A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.
Normal saline bladder irrigation is used to gently flush the bladder to clear cloudy, mucous- or debris-filled urine from the bladder. Learn how to perform this procedure.
Learn about the medications, interventions and surgeries used to manage posterior urethral valves in children.
A flow rate test helps to assess how well your child can empty their bladder by measuring the rate at which urine flows out of it. Learn more about the procedure and preparing your child.
Find information on how your child's lungs, heart, kidneys, and bladder may be affected by chemotherapy.
A video urodynamics study (VUDS) is a test done by your child’s doctor that provides information about how well your child’s bladder is working.
Learn more about how the bladder works.
Learn how the liver, gall bladder and pancreas help the body digest food.
Find out what to expect if you have a child with posterior urethral valves (PUV). This document reviews the condition and how it is managed with medications, tests, interventions and surgeries.
A vesicostomy is an operation that creates an opening from the bladder to the outside of the body. Read about what to expect after a vesicostomy surgery.
Clean intermittent catheterization is a technique for children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder. Read these step-by-step instructions for children with female anatomy.
Clean intermittent catheterization is a technique for children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder. Read these step-by-step instructions for children with male anatomy.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation to fix a ureter that is not connected to the bladder properly. Read what to expect after ureteral reimplant surgery.
Learn how a direct radionuclide cystogram is done and how it shows any problems in the bladder.
Indwelling urinary catheters require regular cleaning and may require instillation or irrigation to make sure they are working properly. Find out how to care for your child's catheter at home.
A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) uses X-rays to look at how well your child's bladder works during urination. Read about what to expect during a VCUG.
While there is no quick fix or medication for VCD and EILO, most people improve with a care plan and support from their health-care team. Learn about ways to manage VCD and EILO.
Pyeloplasty is an operation that unblocks one or both ureters. Find out when pyeloplasty is done, and how to take care of your child following surgery.
