Permanent washing of bed linen and feelingshame - these are the memories that remain for people who suffered from childhood enuresis (bedwetting). This problem of children and parents is quite widespread. In the United States alone, about five million children suffer this unpleasant illness. Despite the fact that a very serious research work is being carried out and there are even aid centers, bed-wetting continues to ruin the lives of families. What can be done? How to help children and adults overcome this disorder?
What is this ailment?
Involuntary night urine flow in suchAt the age when the child is able to control the process of urination (usually older than 3 years), it is observed in every fifth child, after 5 years - in every 10th child, and after 14 years every 35th child suffers. It can be concluded: over time, bedwetting passes. Therefore, the most acceptable way of behavior of parents is waiting. If you have patience, then one day you suddenly find that the child is no longer wetting the bed!
As a rule, boys are more likely to suffer from enuresis thangirls. In addition, it has been established that this disorder is hereditary - it often happens that bedwetting is also characteristic of someone else from the children, or one of the parents suffers.
Likely causes of illness
A rare cause can be an organic disease:
• diabetes;
• infection or abnormality of the urogenital system;
• food allergies;
• failure of the nervous system.
An organic disease is usually diagnosed if:
• enuresis is observed in a child after 6 years;
• the child involuntarily urinates not only at night, but also during the day;
• some period of improvement may again be replaced by a relapse.
In these cases, you need to examine the child to determine the cause of the violation.
In other cases, doctors believe that bedwetting is not caused by mental disorder and occurs unintentionally. It is not even considered a nervous disease.
There is no one opinion about the reasons.Some people think that the small volume of the bladder is to blame, sometimes it is the late development of bladder control reflexes, sleep disorders, heredity. Sometimes several of these factors affect.
If parents notice that within six monthsthe child was all right, and then this condition suddenly reappeared, which means it could be an emotional disorder or some kind of disease. Relocation, the appearance of a stepfather or stepmother, a divorce of parents or some other family event can be a catalyst.
However, contrary to popular belief, suchemotional causes such as feelings of guilt, inferiority, fearfulness, loss of self-esteem often occur as a result of enuresis, and are not the cause of this disorder.
How to behave your parents?
Ночное недержание мочи у детей – это процесс, which the child can not regulate. Therefore, it is absolutely useless to be angry with him, and even more so to threaten or punish him. The best that can be done - on the contrary, try to reduce the emotional burden on the psyche of the child. Show attention to him and do everything possible so that he is less shy. Do not tell others about his trouble, adding to his suffering. Believe that with time this state will cease, and you will again live a normal life.
What are the treatments for bedwetting?
There are some types of treatment that are quite effective in some cases, although doctors advise starting it not earlier than 6 years.
You can take some precautions, including before bedtime:
• reducing the amount of fluid, especially containing caffeine;
• the alarm system, when the child is wakened to the alarm clock to go to the toilet;
• during the day, teach the child to gradually keep increasing urine volume in the bladder;
• acupuncture;
• herbal therapy;
• drug treatment (should be used with great care and only under the supervision of a physician);
• The praise of the parents, if the child did not wet himself, relieves emotional tension and leads to recovery.
Be a friend to your child at this difficult time for him, and the illness will definitely recede.
Urinary incontinence in women is also quite common.
The reason may be the following factors:
• Pregnancy, when the fetus may press on the bladder of the expectant mother;
• intense exercise, for example, in female athletes;
• menopause;
• obesity;
• diabetes;
• inflammation in the urogenital system;
• transferred surgery.
It is noted that this disorder bothers women more often after 40 years.
