Any symptom suspicious for urinary tract infection, including painful urination, urinary frequency or urgency should be evaluated in the office.

Other common types of urinary problems involve irritation of the bladder. This usually occurs in girls who take bubble baths or add soapy substances to their bath water. We do not recommend that children use bubble baths, dish washing powder, bath oil, bath beads or other additives in their bath water. These substances can be drawn into the urinary bladder by sitting in soapy water. This can irritate the bladder, mimicking a urinary tract infection.

If your child develops problems with nighttime or daytime wetting (enuresis), please see the section on bed wetting (enuresis).