Bedwetting - What Is It?

Bedwetting is also known as nocturnal enuresis and falls under habit disorders. This refers to the unintentional passage of urine during sleep. It is not physically harming, however can be embarrassing for parents and children alike.

When a child suffers from bedwetting, the parents need to change and wash the bedding and air the room, and the child feels ashamed for having no control over their bedwetting.

When an adult is suffering from lack of control over urination it is referred to as incontinence.

Bedwetting can be caused by a number of things such as:
  • Immaturity of the nervous system
  • Small bladder size
  • Defects in urinary tract
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Diabetes, UTI, sickle-cell anaemia

What are the symptoms of Bedwetting?

The age at which bladder control is expected varies considerably. Factors that affect the age at which bedwetting is considered a problem include the child’s gender, (bedwetting is more common in boys), their development and maturity, and their overall physical and emotional health. Bedwetting is a very common problem and parents must realize that it is involuntary.

Most people who wet their beds do so at night and tend to have no other symptoms.

Other symptoms could suggest a psychological cause or problem with the nervous system or kidneys. If this is the case, your health care provider should be notified.

Bedwetting Home Remedies

The age at which bladder control is expected varies considerably. Factors that affect the age at which bedwetting is considered a problem include the child’s gender, (bedwetting is more common in boys), their development and maturity, and their overall physical and emotional health. Bedwetting is a very common problem and parents must realize that it is involuntary.

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