Bedwetting Health Feed

You may have diabetes or urinary tract infection and need to test urine and decide on the future course of action.

You need to urinate one hour before bedtime and avoid drinking any fluids and your bedwetting can be stopped

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

Primary Bedw...more

You might have incontinence of urination and need to see a urologist. Take care to stop drinking fluids 3 hours before bedtime and wake up in between the sleep and go to the toilet to avoid bedwetting.

You need to stop drinking all types of fluids 2 hours before the bedtime and if possible keep an alarm and wake in between and go to the toilet to avoid bedwetting

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...more

Shift times for drinking. Increase fluid intake earlier in the day and reduce it later in the day.
Schedule bathroom breaks. Get your child on a regular urination schedule (every two to three hours) and right before bedtime.
Be encouraging. Make your child feel good about progress by consistently rewarding successes.
Eliminate bladder irritants. At night, start by eliminating caffeine (such as chocolate milk and cocoa). And if this doesn’t work, cut citrus juices, artificial flavorin...more

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

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

Your daughter has bedwetting whcih needs to be controlled by counselling. You need to stop giving her any fluids before bedtime and encourage her to wake up in between and go to the toilet. You should not scold her find fault with her and need to be supportive.