Bed Wetting Solutions- Cures to Stop Bed Wetting

Wetting the bed at night while asleep, is very normal and common among children up to 6 - 7 years old. This condition is also known as nocturnal enuresis. A few other common names for this menace are night soiling and sleep wetting. Interestingly, boys are more prone to this condition than girls. At this age, it may not be a cause of concern for parents, as bladder control might not have been established at this young age.

Usually children will stop bed-wetting when they reach 7 years of age. Children, who bed-wet every night, are supposed to have primary enuresis and those, starting only after minimum six months, have secondary enuresis. As the child grows older, bed-wetting will slow down considerably and during the teen years most of the children will have outgrown this problem on their own. Only one in hundred teens may continue bed-wetting through adulthood.

Causes of Bed-Wetting or Nocturnal Enuresis
The exact cause for nocturnal enuresis is not yet completely analyzed, though various factors may contribute to this condition. The child's urinary bladder may be small, bladder nerves may mature slowly or his body may secrete less amount of anti-diuretic hormone. Besides, stressful events or sleep apnea, a condition that interrupts child's breathing due to inflammation or enlargement of adenoids or tonsils, also contributes to bed-wetting. Apart from that, infection or a defect in the urinary system, type-1 diabetes, difficulty in the movement of bowels and family history of bed-wetting are some other possible causes for this condition.

Diagnosis of Bed-Wetting
Most children stop bed-wetting as they grow older. A specialist should be consulted if the child continues to wet even after 6 - 7 years of age or starts bed-wetting suddenly. One should also take a doctor's opinion if there is pain while urinating or if the child has pink discharge. The child specialist will be very keen on asking a series of questions regarding the family history of bed- wetting, whether the child started the problem recently and how many times the kid wets the bed. He would also like to know whether factors like certain foods, drinks or any activity were responsible for the problem or if the child faces any significant change in life or any other stress. He will inquire whether the child feels pain while urinating and also if he passes urine frequently during daytime and so on. After that, the child will be examined physically and urine tests can be conducted to confirm any signs of infection, diabetes etc. If the doctor detects some abnormality, he may ask to take an X-ray or imaging of the child's kidneys and bladder.

Bed-Wetting Solutions
This problem requires a patient, kind and loving support from the family members rather than a medical solution. Mostly children stop bed-wetting with the advancement of age. A certain simple measures can be taken if the child continues the habit after 7 years. Some of these steps include:

• Discouraging the child to have fluids before bedtime.
• Ask him or her to pass urine before going to bed and also to repeat it before falling asleep. These routines may help a lot in preventing bed- wetting.
• The child should be encouraged to delay the daytime urination too. This simple practice known as stretching exercise might help the bladder to hold more urine during night as well.

If the kid does not stop bed- wetting even at seven years of age the doctor will resort to more aggressive bed-wetting solutions and cures.

• A battery operated alarm device might help the child to rise up from the sleep just at the moment the kid passes urine. This device is placed somewhere near the child's undergarment. The device works by sensing moisture. It sets off an alarm sound waking up the child to go to toilet. The child should be trained to reset the alarm before going to sleep again. This alarm device is available at almost all medical shops without prescription. Over the time, the kid learns to wake up before the alarm goes off.
• When all the bed-wetting solutions fall flat, the pediatrician might turn to medications. Various medicines are available to reduce the production of urine during night, to alter the child's sleeping and waking styles and to increase the capacity of the bladder. Some doctors argue that these medicines have certain adverse side-effects.
• One can order several such medications and devices online. But beware of the claims and promises of mail-order programs, which are too expensive and sometimes deceptive. Always trust a pediatrician's decision as he is the best advisor of bed-wetting solutions and bed-wetting cures.

With a little patience and co-operation from the parents, the solution to bed-wetting might become easier. Instead of making the kid a laughing stalk, praise the child for his or her efforts to stop bed-wetting. Bed-wetting can have a very negative impact on the child's self-esteem. Honor the feelings of the child by trying to remove his or her stress and anxieties, thus providing the child a calm and secure feel, eventually putting an end to the bed-wetting.