My sister and I had the same problem when we were growing up - lots of
bladder/kidney infections.  My parents were told the same thing  -  no
bubble baths.  Now I understand why.

Christy

>>We recently changed to a
>>new physician who has the answer- bubble baths are bad news. Apparently,
>>many soaps in the bathtub, like Mr. Bubble or even a floating bar of
>>regular hand soap (our problem), can irritate the urinary tract. This
>>then causes pain and/or discomfort when they need to urinate. Because of
>>this, he 'holds it in' too long, holding the bacteria in his bladder
>>then results in the bladder infection.
>>