I created this blog with the hope that it will help families affected by bedwetting.
It is an embarrassing and often misunderstood condition that affects otherwise healthy people.
I have tried to include as much information as possible to help you decide which treatment is best for your or you child.
The scientific name for bedwetting is nocturnal enuresis or sometimes it is simply called enuresis.
Bedwetting is a common problem which affects nearly 20 million people in the US and millions more throughout the world and is a treatable condition. It is the most common pediatric health issue.
You should reassure your child that this is common and can be helped. Sometimes bedwetting is caused by psychological traumas, fears, or situations when a child underwent a stressful situation.
It is a complex condition that can often be a source of worry for parents and children. Research and experience has validated that bedwetting is the result of a genetically-linked sleep disorder that can be treated. It is known that if one parent was a bed-wetter, then there is a 40% chance that the child will be affected but if both parents were bed-wetters then the chance of the child being affected goes up to 70%, it is in the genes.
Only around 2% of children who are bed-wetters have a physical condition, such as a bladder infection, or diabetes, but it is still a good idea to have your doctor check out your child physically just to make sure.
Often people associate enuresis with children, but a lesser known fact is that adult bed wetting is a problem that afflicts many otherwise healthy adults.
Bedwetters are almost always a very deep sleeper, so much so that they cannot remember wetting the bed when they awake in the morning. They can also have some daytime problems such as a need to urinate often.
A normal nights sleep has four stages, the 4th stage being the deepest sleep where the body functions and oxygen flow slow down. In a non-bedwetter, if the bladder needs to empty, the brain will wake you up and you empty your bladder in the usual way. With a bedwetter, they fall very quickly into the 4th stage of sleep and stay there for long periods of time, the brain does not always get the message that the bladder is full because the oxygen level has dropped and an accident may occur. So a change in the sleep pattern into a normal, healthy cycle is critical so that the brain and bladder make a connection during sleep.
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