Bedwetting & Enuresis
Bedwetting (also called nocturnal enuresis or sleepwetting) is involuntary urination while asleep. It is the normal state of affairs in infancy, but can be a source of embarrassment when it persists into school age or the teen years.
Primary enuresis is when the child has never been dry at night or would not sleep dry without being taken to the toilet by another person or has some dry nights but continues to average at least two wet nights a week with no long periods of dryness. Secondary enuresis occurs when a child goes through an extended period of dryness and begins to experience night-time wetting again. Secondary enuresis is often (though by no means always) caused by emotional stress.
-- from wikipedia.org
The following articles provide a more indepth look at the causes and treatment of enuresis and bedwetting.
The Connection between Deep Sleep and Enuresis
The medical community has long thought that children aged five or six who are persistent bed-wetters also suffer from a sleep...
Bed-wetting Statistics
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What are Anticholinergics?
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Good News about Bed-Wetting
Not all news about bed-wetting is dismal. Although bed-wetting is very common among children, almost all children who wet their beds on...
Children Grown Up: Teenage and Adolescent Bedwetting
Urinating while asleep, also called nocturnal enuresis, is common in children. It is messy and upsetting, but as it is unintentional, it is simply an...
Alternative Treatments for Bed Wetting
There are varieties of alternative treatments that can be put to work to help end bed-wetting or at least to keep it from happening on...
When is a Child Ready for Toilet Training to Begin?
It is important to be aware that toilet training is a process and not all children are ready to begin it at the same time in their lives. Most...
The Do's and Don'ts of Bed-Wetting
There are many dos and don'ts that parents should be aware of in regards to their children who suffer from enuresis, or bed-wetting. Bed wetting is a...
A Look at Desmopressin Acetate (DDAVP)
One of the most commonly prescribed medications for primary nocturnal enuresis is Desmopressin Acetate (abbreviated to DDAVP). This drug is a synthetic...
Discussing Bed Wetting with Siblings
Childhood is a difficult period for anyone and it is a time when a problem that makes an individual different from the norm can result in teasing...
A Look at the Physiology of Bed Wetting
The way in which a child’s bladder develops and matures is dependent on three specific things and each of these must take place at the same...
Absorbent Underwear for the Bed Wetter
Approximately seven million children across the United States wet their beds on a more or less regular basis. Most researchers theorize that a bladder...
A Continued Look at Other Forms of Behavior Modification Treatment
One of the most beneficial ways to treat bed-wetting from a behavioral perspective is by way of a bed wetting alarm or moisture alarm. These useful devices...
A Look at Children who suffer from both Enuresis and ADHD
Enuresis is a very widespread problem among children and so is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (often abbreviated to ADHD or AD/HD). ADHD...
