Giggle incontinence- help!

amother

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 9:37 pm

My five year old son recently started wetting his pants every time he laughs. It seems he can’t control it. I googled it and apparently it’s a real condition!
Has anyone had this with their child that can offer some advice please

Moonlight

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 9:46 pm

amother Darkblue wrote:

Pelvic floor therapy

For a 5 yr old boy??

amother

Chicory

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 9:47 pm

Moonlight wrote:

For a 5 yr old boy??

yes.

amother

Chicory

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 10:07 pm

yes. and make sure they check to make sure he's breathing properly. took my daughter for pelvic floor pt for a loooong time, specialist in kids and she still had issues. took her elsewhere and the lady said she wasn't breathing properly.

amother

Mulberry

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 10:08 pm

amother Darkblue wrote:

Pelvic floor therapy

I second this!! My son went when he was 8 and it helped tremendously!

amother

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 10:50 pm

amother Mulberry wrote:

I second this!! My son went when he was 8 and it helped tremendously!

He also had giggle incontinence? How long did you take him to therapy?

amother

Heather

Sat, Dec 30 2023, 11:55 pm

Start with your pediatrician.

They will probably recommend seeing a pediatric urologist.

From there, ask about pelvic floor therapy.

I dealt with this with my daughter.

amother

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 12:11 am

amother Heather wrote:

Start with your pediatrician.

They will probably recommend seeing a pediatric urologist.

From there, ask about pelvic floor therapy.

I dealt with this with my daughter.

Thank you. What help did you get for your daughter and did it work?

amother

Heather

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 12:15 am

amother OP wrote:

Thank you. What help did you get for your daughter and did it work?

We didn't end up doing any pelvic floor therapy. We focused on her using the bathroom very regularly (like every 2 hrs), increasing fruits and vegetables and water in her diet to avoid constipation. The dr also checked for UTIs and did a bladder ultrasound to make sure everything looked normal there. Which it did BH. I think time/growing up/maturity helped too.

amother

Mulberry

Sun, Dec 31 2023, 12:24 am

amother OP wrote:

He also had giggle incontinence? How long did you take him to therapy?

General urinary incontinence. I think a few months