Bedwetting is referred to as nighttime incontinence or nocturnal enuresis. Children develop complete control over their bladders at various ages. Nighttime dryness is mostly the last stage of toilet learning. When children wet the bed more than twice per month after age 5 or 6, it is called bedwetting or nocturnal enuresis.
Bedwetting Symptoms
Bedwetting symptoms could suggest psychological causes or problems with the nervous system or kidneys and should alert the family or health-care provider that this may be more than routine bedwetting.
- Wetting during the day
- Frequency, urgency, or burning on urination
- Straining, dribbling, or other unusual symptoms with urination
- Cloudy or pinkish urine, or blood stains on underpants or pajamas
Bedwetting Causes
Bedwetting in children may be due to immature nervous system due to which the child is not able to feel that his bladder is full.
Children who wet the bed are not lazy, willful, or disobedient.
There are two types of bedwetting: primary and
In general, primary bedwetting probably indicates immaturity of the nervous system. A bedwetting child does not recognize the sensation of the full bladder during sleep and thus does not awaken during sleep to urinate into the toilet.
Bedwetting Remedies
- Remind your child to use the bathroom just before going to bed each night.
- Limit the amount your child drinks before bedtime.
- Don’t give your child drinks with caffeine, such as cola’s and teas. Caffeine increases the flow of urine.
- If your child has been sleeping for more than an hour, wake him or her to use the toilet again before you go to bed.
- Praise your child for staying dry this will make them feel good.
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