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This is from one of the autism lists I am on.  Remember what Ray said about
soap??

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>My son has had a few bladder infections, every time the Dr. was amazed
>because "boys don't get bladder infections". 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.
>
>We brought our son in because he suddenly had a lot of wetting accidents
>after more than a year of staying dry. Luckily, we got him in before an
>actual infection occurred. The cure was to add 1/4 cup of vinegar to the
>bath for a few days, this neutralizes the effects of the soap. You
>should continue this at least 2 days after the exterior redness goes
>away. Of course, after this you should never use any kind of bubble bath
>(our Dr. says Mr. Bubble has made him more money than anything else on
>the market!).
>
>BTW- a week after the vinegar cure my son has stopped wetting his pants
>

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