Do you believe black currant is bad for children?

[stuckinarut86]

My dd has been doing so well with using the toilet lately. We have been 3 months and no accidents, she is also waking virtually dry. This was until a few days ago when my mother looked after her one afternoon as I had a late hospital appointment and no one else to look after her. All of a sudden she was not getting to the toilet in time or standing there wetting herself which she appeared aware she was doing. Plus the dry night time nappy was soaking wet. This lasted a few days before returning to normal. I'm pretty sure my mum gave her black currant juice (ribena in a carton) as she always goes on about how I'm being silly when I'm saying no to black currant because it's bad for children and hinders potty training. She won't admit she gave her it and I also went to the go who did a urine test to rule out an infection or glucose in the urine, both she was clear of. How do I make my mum understand why it's bad after I've already explained so much and what the nurse told me when they did the urine test? At the moment I'm refusing to let my dd stay with her but it's a shame as it's nice they spend time together plus it would really help me out.

I’ve heard this about blackcurrent before. I think if you can’t trust your Mum to follow your rules then you can’t trust her to look after your daughter.

I've never heard that black currant juice hinders potty training?

What new hell is this? Obviously you now need to go NC with your mum, this being MN!

@Miljea 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Seriously though I have NEVER heard this and I am old. Just asked my even older Mum and she has never heard it. I was definitely dry by 18 months and I lived on Ribena in the 70s

squash can irritate the bladder. So just have small amount.

Red or purple drinks irritate your bladder.

I was dry at 22 months and I lived on black currant squash. It’s the only way I’d drink.

I don't think it's got anything to do with blackcurrants. What reason did the nurse give?
Is it possible that your daughter just drank more than usual that day as she liked the blackcurrant?

The paediatric bladder service at Glasgow RHC advised us no blackcurrant juice when my child was having bladder issues. Standard advice to all of their users, whether for wetting or other bladder issues

Great Ormond street hospital recommend avoiding black currant

www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/keeping-your-childs-bladder-healthy

Squash makes my son pee like a racehorse.

Any red drinks irritate bladder, so our paediatrician told us re child's bladder issues

Blackcurrant is a diuretic according to the continence nurse we saw for DS. It certainly made a difference when we stopped the blackcurrant squash!

Artificial sweeteners make a lot of people pee more than usual...

Just because you haven't heard of it, or 'it didn't do me any harm' doesn't mean it isn't true!

I was advised this when trying to get DS dry at night so we actively avoided it.

My twins are under the continence team due to night wetting. They advised for them not to drink black current as it can irritate the bladder.

Is it plain blackcurrant or would blackcurrant and Apple count? Do they have to drink a lot of it? DS5 has issues and this is what we drink as standard in this house. Never heard it might cause issues!

We had specialist advice for DS when he still needed pullups at 7 because of night time wetting (full pullup every night). She got us a pee alarm for him to wear at night and advised NO ribena or other blackcurrant drinks. Also, drinking plenty of water during the day to help increase bladder capacity.

@whoami24601

Is it plain blackcurrant or would blackcurrant and Apple count? Do they have to drink a lot of it? DS5 has issues and this is what we drink as standard in this house. Never heard it might cause issues!

Blackcurrant and apple would be the same. Sounds like it'd be worth trying a different drink!

Ds has been under the continence service for 6 years...they have always said that blackcurrant squash is best avoided if a child has continence issues

Remember that when many of us were kids there wouldn’t have been artificial sweeteners in the squashes etc

I'd be more inclined to put it down to a change of routine and different surroundings while at your mums. Even if blackcurrant made her wee more, if she is comfortable and competent in taking herself off to the toilet, this shouldn't make that much of a difference.

Did she have an accident when she was at your mum's by any chance? I'd put it down to that myself.

My yd had an issue with blackcurrant juice when she was little, and even now, in her 20s it can cause issues if she has too much.

Yes black currant is one to avoid until they have more control. I've heard this a lot but more importantly I've noticed it myself with my two!

You learn something new every day!

As for your mum - lay down the law. Milk or water only and if she tries to undermine you tell her unsupervised visits stop.