Did you every wet your bed as a child? You may have. Why do we then consider it shameful or embarrassing when our own child wets the bed?
A bedwetting child is considered to be any girl older than 4 years of age and any boy older than 5 years of age by most medical experts. This behavior generally declines with age although about 10% of all 6 year olds and only 3% of 14 year olds have this problem.
Fact: Bedwetting can continue into adulthood, yet only a small number of cases have come to light.
What Is Bedwetting?
Also known as nocturnal enuresis or nighttime incontinence, bedwetting is actually a normal part of your child’s development. Expect such episode especially during the toilet training stage of your child.
It isn’t after age 7 that bedwetting should become a concern for parents, i.e. if bedwetting continues after this age, the problem should be treated. A lot of patience and understanding is needed from parents towards their children.
There are two stages of enuresis: primary and secondary.
Primary Enuresis
It is the “recurrent involuntary passage of urine during sleep”. In simpler words, a child can wet the bed involuntarily during sleep. Another factor that defines primary enuresis is consistent nighttime dryness or lack of it, i.e. children with primary enuresis wet the bed almost every night.
Primary enuresis is further sub-divided into:
- Children who have only nighttime enuresis
- Children who have symptoms of daytime wetting too
Secondary Enuresis
Enuresis develops to secondary status when the child passes urine involuntarily during sleep, yet had been dry or hadn’t wet his bed for 6 months, at the very least.
The real causes of bedwetting are still not known; however, the following factors may play an important role in primary or secondary enuresis.
A Small Bladder
This is when our bladder isn’t still developed enough to hold in urine, produced during the night while we sleep.
A Hormone Imbalance
Some kids don’t produce enough anti-diuretic hormones during the night. This hormone helps slow nighttime urine production.
Urinary Tract Infection
An infection can occur to both adults and kids. Infection in the urinary tract makes it impossible for children to control their urination. Symptoms that parents should look out for are: day-time accidents, bedwetting, red or pink urine, frequent urination, and pain while urinating.
Chronic Constipation
Urine and stool removal is controlled by the same muscles in the urinary tract. These muscles can become dysfunctional when the child is suffering from chronic or long-term constipation. This can contribute to bedwetting at night.
Some medical experts contribute a child’s emotional or mental state as the reason for bedwetting. Whatever the reason, parents have numerous options when it comes to treating bedwetting forever. The safest and most reliable is hypnosis. How can it be done? Visit Rekha Shrivastava and get your free consultation today.
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