Peeing on the bed

• April 27, 2024

Doctors know her as nocturnal enuresis , is common in most children who are between 5 and 6 years old, and it is nothing but wetting the bed. Having enuresis means involuntarily urinate at an age when this should already be controlled.

It is a normal incident during the years of training to stop using diapers, but if the child continues to wet the bed more than twice a month after 5 or 6 years, it is already considered a problem that must be treated by a doctor.

According to the World Health Organization, between 15 and 19% of Mexican children have this disorder that can seriously affect their social environment .

It affects children and is hereditary

An investigation published in the British Journal of Urology International, points out that nocturnal enuresis is much more frequent in boys than in girls and that there is also a hereditary factor, since almost 60% of children who presents it has a brother or father who has experienced the same problem .

Most mothers and fathers must understand the nature of the disorder so as not to fall into despair or anger. An intolerant father, the researchers point out, can hinder the Enuresis therapy , because he is more likely not to participate in tactics that take time, such as alarms, and also resort to the punishment of the creature.

According to the Spanish Association of Pediatrics the most important thing is not to blame or ridicule the child because he does not urinate on purpose.

In most cases there is no detectable cause to wet the bed, only in a minority is due to certain physical conditions, such as a urinary infection or diabetes.

How to detect if you suffer from nocturnal enuresis?

Each child is different and has biological moments of maturity, of control of sphincters and ways of communicating also different.

In general, the control of urination is given as follows:

• Between 15-24 months, the child does not control it, but feels the sensation of urinating.
• From 24-36 months, you can anticipate the sensation of urinating; He perceives the sensation of the pressure that the bladder exerts.
• Between two and five years old he has control of his sphincters. In the first months, this process occurs only during the day, but with the passage of time, night control is also achieved.

How to help not to wet the bed?

The specialists recommend, among other things:

• Explain the importance to go to bathroom Frequently, if you want to avoid an emergency at night.
• Reward him with affection and pampering when it dawns dry, without falling into exaggeration. Do not turn this attitude into an obligation or offer material rewards.
• Limit the intake of liquids after 7 pm and encourage the girl or child to go to the bathroom before going to bed.
• If you have urine leakage or undesirable situations and uncomfortable, never scold him or ridicule him, let alone compare him with his sisters or older brothers. It will always be better to explain what happened and ask him to make an effort.

In case of doubts, it is necessary to go to the specialist. It is very important that mother and father are aware of this type of disorders, because they can damage the self-esteem of creatures.

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