For many parents, it is a source of frustration. For children, it can be a devastating and humiliating experience, something far worse than any monster hiding under their beds or in their closets. I mean nocturnal enuresis or nocturnal enuresis. Some children continue to suffer from this condition when they should be enjoying sleepovers and sleepovers. However, for the child suffering from involuntary enuresis, the idea of sleeping over someone’s house is fraught with fear that their “secret” will be discovered.
The cause of nocturnal enuresis is not exactly known, however studies have shown that the number of children suffering from this condition is between 5 and 7 million. Nocturnal refers to the night, so nocturnal enuresis is nocturnal enuresis that occurs at night. They are also classified as children who involuntarily wet the bed when they have had a good time toilet training. The appearance of nocturnal enuresis is more frequent in boys than in girls.
Conditions that point to the existence of nocturnal enuresis
If your child wets the bed once, that does not necessarily indicate bed wetting. Here are some factors that doctors take into account when diagnosing nocturnal enuresis.
First, the doctor will need to determine whether the nocturnal enuresis or involuntary enuresis is frequent and repetitive. If a child has episodes at least twice a week, for at least three weeks, that indicates nocturnal enuresis.
Doctors will also write down the child’s medical history. When diagnosing nocturnal enuresis, the process is done on the basis of “ruling out” other medical conditions to determine what the underlying cause may be. The medical history portion of the diagnosis will address answers to questions about medications the child may be taking, urinary tract infections, bladder and spinal cord abnormalities, diabetes, and certain seizure-related disorders. . Another factor the doctor will consider is whether there is a family history of nocturnal enuresis.
Nocturnal enuresis: causes
These questions help determine the existence of nocturnal enuresis. Although the cause is more of a puzzle than a simple lab test, there are some definite signs that contribute to the cause of nocturnal enuresis. For example, childhood stress, such as a death, divorce, or significant change, can trigger nocturnal enuresis. Delayed or slow growth and development can also cause nocturnal enuresis. If the bladder is too small, that will also help. Some children are only a heavy sleeper and do not wake up. While some medications can cause a child to wet the bed, this is not bedwetting. Once the course of prescription drugs ends, the bedwetting problem stops.
What can be done about nocturnal enuresis?
Over the centuries, the number one step parents took to prevent nocturnal enuresis was to punish the child. This has led to a big mistake about what nocturnal enuresis is and has left society with the opinion that it was a “bad behavior” on the part of the child. Parental education is absolutely necessary for the treatment of this condition and imperative for the emotional well-being of the child. The child does not purposely wet the bed to anger parents, and parents should be informed of the positive and helpful steps they can take to encourage their children with kind guidance and kindness.
If nocturnal enuresis is the result of a medical condition, treatment can be initiated according to the appropriate remedy for the condition.
For people who are sound sleepers, the use of a bedwetting alarm may be the solution. The alarm will go off and, in essence, the child is being “trained” to wake up and use the bathroom. Your doctor will instruct you on the correct use of the bedwetting alarm. If the condition is caused by slow growth, specific treatment is usually not necessary, once the child grows, the nocturnal enuresis should stop.
No matter what you think may be the cause of bedwetting; You should take your child to the GP for proper diagnosis and treatment.
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