Staying at a relative’s house and I’ve wet the bed

[UTImisery]

I’m 32 years old.

I’ve got a horrendous UTI, I’m on my fourth week of antibiotics, been hospitalised with them before, etc. Due to see consultant in two weeks.

I’m staying at a relative’s and I’m so, so embarrassed, I’ve woken up with the bed soaking wet in two places, it’s gone right through to the mattress. I don’t know what to do.

I’ve never wet, not even as a child. My aunty is upstairs fast asleep as is my cousin, have texted my cousin in the hope she’ll see my message. Got up and showered and put my wet stuff in the bath. What do I do with the bed? I don’t know where dry sheets are.

Don't drink anything after 6pm and go to the toilet before bed.

I know this sounds like an old wives tale, but it works: eat a banana. You won't need to go until morning.

(This also works for long journeys and plane trips, etc.)

In some countries they actually sell bananas at bus stations for parents to feed their kids for this reason.

I’ve done that - hardly drank all day tbh. Struggling to relax (they’ve gone to bed early early). Will try and watch TV for a bit.

You need to drink to flush out the infection

Sorry didn't know about the heat thing with wee.
I'd be bolting home at the first opportunity. Nothing worse than cystitis - all you want to do is sit down in a bath of warm water!!

Dry tonight, thank God. GP said sample has shown no growth so they’re
not sure - dip test done the night before by OOH doctors said I had +++ protein, wbcs, nitrates and blood. Goodness knows. They said on the system the last confirmed infection by sample that I had showed up psuedomonas and klebsiella (no idea how you spell that). I do remember that infection being told if it didn’t clear within a couple of days I’d need IVs. This one doesn’t seem that bad thankfully (that one I was in agony with).

You really really need to drink water today.. a full glass every half hour until 6pm.. you need to be peeing for your country to get this infection out of your system!!
Reduce intake from 6pm and you will be fine overnight...
Very few people drink enough water... which is why we are all so tired and dehydrated!

Got to boots or Superdrug and buy either night time very thick Tena lady pads or Tena disposable knickers that way it shouldn't happen again

Poor you. It's good you were honest and tried to clean up, people are far more understanding if you are truthful. Are you in a position to offer to pay for professional cleaning of the mattress, or even to replace it?
I can't believe some would lie, blame it on a pet or chuck tea/water/etc. over the bed! Don't you think it would be obvious what has happened? Lying about it is more shameful than having had a genuine accident.

I hope you get better soon OP

You can buy matress protection pads in the kids aisle at most supermarkets, they're made by Dry Nights. They stick to the bed so should stay put

Remember that thread where a visitor was sick in someone’s guest bed, covered it with sheets, didn’t say anything and then tried to blame the persons dog when called out on it? That’s bad behaviour. Accidentally wetting the bed or vomiting (due to medical reasons not be caused you are pissed and behaving poorly), or having a period unexpectedly is more than understandable, but the thing is pointing it out and offering to assist with cleaning. OP has been a great guest in this regard, everyone wishes their guests were like this.

Please don’t drink less, it actually will make it worse.

Sounds like your relatives are perfectly
lovely people. Ask them about the mat, wear a pad and have a good nights sleep.

Hope you feel better soon.

I’m sorry, I have issues with bedwetting and wet the bed when away with friends last year, they were not as understanding as your family and left me feeling awful about it. I agree with the PP who says it can make you really anxious about staying anywhere else for a long time, I avoided going to stay anywhere else for quite a while and then switched to wearing pull-ups whenever I stayed away from home. Mortifyingly it happened again recently where although I was in a pull up it leaked right through when I was away with a different set of friends, luckily the air bnb had a waterproof mattress cover and I managed to deal with it discretely enough none of my friends realised but I have now had to switch to full adult nappies. It is such an embarrassing and debilitating thing to have to deal with and definitely doesn’t help if others around you react without understanding so glad that your family have been kind and reasonable about it; fingers crossed it was just a result of your UTI and that antibiotics kick in so it doesn’t happen again.

I'm glad your family were decent about it, I'm sure most people would be, and would just feel sympathetic. It's not your fault at all.

I hope your infection clears up soon, UTIs are so miserable