Nocturnal enuresis | Bedwetting


Is your child over five years old and still peeing in bed? Bedwetting is a problem that we must treat as soon as possible. Discover in this article what the causes of bedwetting can be. Do you have to worry? How can you help him? First and foremost, the cause of the problem should be identified! In this article, we will help you discover the causes of bedwetting.


The reflex of urination is innate, usually, children do not realize that they can control it up to two or three years. This task is not always easy for everyone: from 5% to 10% of visits to the pediatrician is caused by problems with bedwetting and parents' doubts about how to teach the child to control their desire to pee.

Nocturnal enuresis is involuntary urination that happens at night while sleeping, after the age when a person should be able to control his or her bladder. (Involuntary urination that happens during the day is known as diurnal enuresis.) There are two kinds of enuresis: primary and secondary. Source


For older people, both men and women are susceptible to the symptoms of "Nocturne". According to clinical statistics, approximately 50% of adults over the age of 50 suffer from nocturia. The reason, in addition to physical aging, many diseases, and even psychological factors, will also cause problems with polyuria at night. In terms of psychological factors such as anxiety and tension, people unknowingly have a sense of urination; and the level of involvement is wider in terms of physiological factors.

Causes

The cause of most primary nocturnal enuresis has not been confirmed
The following are some of the factors that may cause nocturnal enuresis.
And these factors are generally not controlled by children themselves.

  • Environmental factors:
    Suddenly change the environment; climate change is cold; children drink too much water before going to sleep; eat watermelon and other fruits with more water content and diuretic effect; parents do not promptly put urine in the night when the child has a good night to cause the child to wet the bed. It is also one of the reasons why children are oversleeping. According to relevant people's EEG observation of children in bedwetting, this factor does exist. As long as the cause is corrected and targeted, the child's bedwetting phenomenon will be greatly reduced and eventually no longer wet the bed.

  • Bladder function problems:
    bladder capacity in some children
    Maybe less or have bladder control problems, thus
    The bladder can't store too much urine, or every time you drink water
    Will stimulate bladder muscle contraction and allow urine to drain

  • vasopressin imbalance:
    insufficient vasopressin secretion at night,
    Causes excessive urine, resulting in nocturnal enuresis

The effect of nocturnal enuresis on children

Most patients will naturally heal, but sometimes nocturnal enuresis The situation may also affect the mental development of children. Patients feel shame, inferiority and lack of self-confidence Unwilling to learn, not willing to make friends and produce some behavior The problem. a disease that causes secondary nocturnal enuresis, If you do not get treatment early, it will also affect your child's health.


Thank you very much for reading this post, we hope that this article will have you more and especially that it will have been useful to you to understand the enuresis and to face the situations of peeing in bed with your children. Feel free to leave your comments to share your personal experiences and questions on the subject below.


Citation
Sleep Education Center
management of nocturnal enuresis
Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)
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