As we saw recently, nocturnal enuresis is an involuntary discharge of urine which occurs after the age at which nighttime bladder control should have been achieved, five years ago.
It is a common problem with similar prevalence worldwide, more common in boys than girls. If left untreated, 16% of those over 7 years of age will continue to suffer from it and although the numbers decrease greatly with age, 2.5% continue to suffer from the problem beyond 40 years.
Many parents ignore the problem, delaying their intervention until their child wets the bed at least five times a week. In addition, although stress and worries can be causes of bedwetting in children, they are not the main cause. Educational, environmental, social, family, psychological, hereditary factors may have been involved in nocturnal enuresis ...
Experts point out that, in most cases, nocturnal enuresis is a disease that can be treated effectively by the specialist
New data, presented this month at the International Continence Society Congress in Glasgow, suggest that:
The nocturnal enuresis in children is an indicator of future nocturia, a medical term that designates the need to get up to urinate, at least twice, during the night.
Childhood nocturnal enuresis is also an indicator of enuresis in adulthood.
These data demonstrate the importance of treating it. Bedwetting involves sleep problems and often psychological problems, together with the possibility of continuing to suffer from it in the future.
Remember that before five or six years of age, nocturnal enuresis should be considered as a normal characteristic of development, although after that age you should consult the pediatrician.
