DD7 appears to be suffering from pollakiuria. Frequent urination with no medical cause.
We've had her to the GP etc and she's had cultures done, all clear.
She seems to hyper focus on her bladder when out and about and at bedtime, leading to her then wanting to go every 15 minutes or so. At bedtime she's become distressed, because it's keeping her awake. During the day it's becoming an issue because it's quite restrictive when you have to be near a toilet all the time.
She's generally fine when at home in the day (going at far more normal intervals) and at school she tells me she goes during the break times and that's it, so I definitely think there's a psychological aspect to it all.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and how you managed it? At the moment I'm trying not to respond and just be matter of fact "ok let's go find a toilet then".
I'm not sure what triggered it. We went on holiday a couple of months ago to somewhere where public toilets were few and far between so I'm wondering if that set it all off in her mind.
She's generally quite focused on other body sensations. She will frequently say things like "if I bend my thumb this way it hurts" etc so I think this is part of a wider anxiety thing, but that the moment it's causing issues as it's making her sleep later and later and making day trips tricky.