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MBBS, MD - Paediatrics

Pediatrician•Sonipat
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Bedwetting, also known as Nocturnal Enuresis, can be referred to as the unintended and involuntary urination during sleep. Enuresis, being a medical term, stands for wetting, whether during the day in full clothing or at night in bed. For young children and infants, urination is certainly involuntary. It is worth note that children who wet their beds are not actually being disobedient or lazy.

Child Bedwetting can be classified into two types- Primary and Secondary

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Homeopathy Doctor•Pune
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Bed Wetting is a phenomenon in which a child urinates, involuntarily, on the bed when fast asleep at night.

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A child gains bladder control at night, but it varies with age. After attaining the age of five, 15% of the children continue bed wetting and after the age of 10, only 5% are found to be still bed wetting. The incidences of bed wetting in boys are twice as compared to girls. Bed wetting can often lead to extreme embarrassment and social awkwardness...more
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Homeopathy Doctor•Una
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Bed wetting is a phenomenon in which a child loses bladder control and urinates involuntarily, on the bed when fast asleep at night. It is the cause of substantial mental distress in children. The frequency of urination is approximate >2-3 nights/week.

The physiological process of bladder control: The urinary bladder is a contractile organ that works as a vessel to hold urine. It enlarges as urine enters and contracts to push the urine out of the system. The nerves send a signal to the ...more
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Homeopathy Doctor•Noida
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Bedwetting Waking in the middle of night to change the child s bedsheet after an episode of bedwetting can be frustrating and embarrassing for both parents and child. Frustrated parents sometimes conclude a child is wetting the bed out of sheer laziness. Kids worry there's something wrong with them -- especially when teased by their siblings. Normally a child should learn bladder control by the age of 5 years.

Causes of Bedwetting

1) Hereditary: The majority of bedwetting is ...more
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Homeopathy Doctor•Delhi
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What is bed wetting?

Bed wetting also known as nocturnal enuresis is a condition in which there is involuntary urination during sleep. It is normal till the age of 5 years but is a thing to worry if the child passes urine in bed during sleep after the age at which bladder control usually occurs.
The child with this problem usually have increases production of urine at night, poor sleep arousal and/or reduced bladder capacity and may also have increased frequency of urine in daytime ...more
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Homeopathy Doctor•Kolkata
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Bed-Wetting is a phenomenon in which a child urinates, involuntarily, on the bed when fast asleep at night.

A. The Secret Problem

A child gains bladder control at night, but it varies with age. After attaining the age of five, 15% of the children continue bed wetting and after the age of 10, only 5% are found to be still bed wetting. The incidences of bed wetting in boys are twice as compared to girls. Bed wetting can often lead to extreme embarrassment and social awkwardness f...more
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Urologist•Gurgaon
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Bedwetting is a common problem among children who are yet to learn how to control their bladder but bedwetting can also be a problem for adults. Adult bedwetting is known as secondary enuresis. It is a condition that develops at least six months or much later after a person has learnt to control over their bladder.

Adult bedwetting can happen due to several reasons that are listed below:

Sleeping problems can be a major reason for bedwetting at night. Sometimes one might be in ...more
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Urologist•Ghaziabad
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Bedwetting is a common problem among children who are yet to learn how to control their bladder but bedwetting can also be a problem for adults. Adult bedwetting is known as secondary enuresis. It is a condition that develops at least six months or much later after a person has learnt to control over their bladder.

Adult bedwetting can occur due to several reasons that are listed below:

Sleeping problems can be a major reason for bedwetting at night. Sometimes one might be in a...more
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Ahmedabad
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Is bedwetting a regular feature in your child? Has this been continuing for a long time and is making you concerned? Nocturnal enuresis is the condition in which a child passes urine when he sleeps at night, unknowingly. It is referred to as bedwetting or night wetting in Ayurveda. Shayyamutra is the Ayurvedic name of this condition in which shayya refers to sleeping, and mutra means urine.

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MBBS & M.S General Surgery

General Surgeon•Bangalore
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Children achieve control of urine around 2-5 years of age initially in the day then at night, bowel or toilet training is usually accomplished prior to it. Any child bed wetting after five years of age should consult their pediatrician for it can affect the well being of the child.

This is of paramount importance because bed wetting may reduce the child's self esteem, prevent sleep overs with friends, fear harsh disciplining by the caregivers.

Around 6-12 % above six-year-old c...more
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