Kid Bed Wetting Enuresis

There are 2 types of nocturnal enuresis.

Kid bed wetting enuresis. The medical term for bed wetting is enuresis en your ee sis. It is viewed traditionally as part of growing up but when it persists beyond early childhood 5 years of age it becomes unacceptable and can be very stressful and distressing to the afflicted children and their families. However a stained and smelly mattress is a tell tale indication that your child or teen has a problem.

Bed wetting or enuresis is fairly common according to the american family physician about five to seven million wet the bed with boys tending to do it more but that doesn t make it less. Bed wetting is almost never done on purpose or due to laziness on the child s part. It s an issue families can find very isolating and difficult to talk about openly.

Download this digital mp3 track. Still bedwetting can be upsetting for children and parents. A child did have bladder control at night for at least 6 months but lost that control and now wets the bed again.

Nocturnal enuresis bedwetting is defined by the national institute for health and care excellence nice guidelines as the involuntary wetting during sleep without any inherent suggestion of frequency of bedwetting or pathophysiology. Bedwetting also known as nocturnal enuresis affects around half a million children and teenagers in the uk. It nbsp can take a huge toll on family life and affect kid s self esteem and emotional well being nbsp.

Soggy sheets and pajamas and an embarrassed child are a familiar scene in many homes. Bed wetting also referred to as nocturnal enuresis is a common and troublesome problem in some children. A child has never had bladder control at night and has always wet the bed.

The good news is you don t need to wait until children grow out of bedwetting treatment is. From 5 to 7 million kids wet the bed some or most nights with twice as many boys wetting their bed as girls. Bed wetting loss of urine during sleep can be a major problem for children.