Problems That Can Cause Bedwetting
Stop Bedwetting
Problems That Can Cause Bedwetting
Bladder Problems
If a child?s bladder is too small to hold urine produced during the
night, this may not be readily apparent during the day, as during the day
the child can simply go to the bathroom more often. There are no real
medical treatments for this, as no medications will increase bladder
size. The bladder will eventually grow into the size needed.
Some children do not have a too small bladder, but their body produces
too much urine during the night. This can be a hormonal problem, as the
antidiuretic hormone is simply not being produced in large enough
amounts. Medications can help, as synthetic hormones can be given as
medications.
Is your child a deep sleeper?
Most children who wet the bed are deep sleepers ? not all deep sleepers
wet the bed, though. If a child is a deep sleeper, they will not wake up
when they feel the need to urinate. The muscles that during the day allow
them to hold in the urine are also asleep, and thus they wet the bed.
This is often inherited, and if a parent or an uncle or aunt also wet the
bed, then deep sleep was a likely cause. Solutions for this include
buying a special moisture detecting alarm, or setting your own alarm in
the middle of the night and waking your child to help them go to the
bathroom.
Drinks and fluids
Some people have pointed at caffeinated, carbonated, and high in sugar
drinks as a potential cause for bedwetting. While these drinks are not
good for children and should be limited in their diets, they may be no
more of a cause than water or milk. Large amounts of any fluid before bed
is bad. You can try limiting your child?s fluid intake 2 hours before
they go to bed and having them use the toilet before they go to bed for
the night to ensure they have an empty bladder.
Is bedwetting a sign of an emotional problem?
Many toddlers and young children react to emotional difficulties by
wetting the bed. If your child is undergoing significant or emotional
stress, they may wet the bed. This happens because in times of stress,
their bodies will have abnormal daytime bathroom habits, as well as
abnormal sleep habits. Events in your family such as a death or a divorce
may bring this on, or even being in an unfamiliar place.
Bed wetting also seems more common in high energy individuals.
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