Bedwetting on child

We talk about  as a child of 5 years or over a prolonged or more times a week, wetting the bed. At the age of 5-6 years, this in about 15% of children before.
With age enuresis spontaneously disappears so at the age of 13-15 years only 1% this problem.
As a rule, children with no physical abnormalities bedplasproblemen found, so they do not have to be subjected to a range of specialist studies. However, when enuresis associated with daytime incontinence, further research is desirable.

Possible causes.

Most people and small children as they sleep wake of a full bladder.
This is a reflex in bedplassers not well developed. In many bedplassers the sleep depth is less easy one tool, eg a pool alarm that sounds when urination begins, startled awake. In others no less deep sleep, they sleep through the alarm going.
However, generally fits the nocturnal urine production of a 6 year old child in the bladder, so that most children can sleep through the night without having to go pee. This is partly due to a somewhat higher ADH (= Antidiuretic hormone: a hormone that reduces urine production) mirror at night. If the nocturnal levels of this hormone is reduced can also be a cause of bedwetting.
Hereditary factors may play a role in the etiology of enuresis. Various studies show that the majority of children with a bedplasproblemen or relatives who also wet the bed or have peed.

What are the consequences of bedwetting?

Bedwetting can have major consequences for the child and the family. Children are often ashamed of. This allows the child can start to avoid certain activities (staying with friends, vacations). Self-esteem in these children is also lower than in non-bedwetting peers. The older the child, the more these factors may play a role. If the bed wetting treated properly, these problems often disappear again.
For the parents makes the wetting of discomfort, such as broken nights and extra linen to wash. The purchase of diapers and many laundry can also be a considerable strain on the family.

What is there to do?

When a child wets the bed, it is important to discuss this with your doctor, it will inform you about the cause of the problem.
 If desired, depending on the age of the child therapy instituted.

In small children as the first treatment recommended bedwetting alarm.
This lack of success may be combined with DDAVP ® tablets, a tablet containing ADH (antidiuretic hormone = = vasopressin) files.
With these treatments (alone or in combination), a large proportion of children with bedwetting dry.
Relapse is frequently seen in this case, then again with the above treatment was started.

If these treatments do not catch on, they can be supported with droogbedtraining, an exercise program by various hospitals and municipal health services offered.

Does the bed wetting even in old age exist, then serve additional special conditions such as bladder too small, or too high night
Diuresis excluded (and treated if present) should be.

If a good bladder capacity appears to be possible with a high success rate in older age droogbedtraining intensive follow.

With these treatments succeed in time, most of the persistent bedplassers dry.