What is enuresis in children

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A friend's baby was three years old and always wet his bed. Later, he went to the hospital and found out that the child was suffering from enuresis. Now let's share some knowledge about enuresis.

What is enuresis in children

First, in the first year, infants urinate about 20 times a day. With the growth of age, the bladder capacity increases. When they are 3 years old, they urinate about 11 times a day. They may urinate 0-1 times at night, but they urinate autonomously. If it is involuntary urination, and more than 2 times a week, and the duration is more than half a year, it belongs to enuresis.

Second, there are many causes of enuresis, generally not a single factor, common for genetic factors, growth retardation, sleep factors, environmental factors, psychological factors, urinary tract disease and so on. The clinical manifestations of children after 3 years old were involuntary urination, and more than twice a week, and the duration was more than half a year.

Thirdly, the treatment of enuresis includes drug treatment, change of living habits, behavior therapy, psychotherapy, training, traditional Chinese medicine treatment and acupuncture treatment. The commonly used drugs are choline drugs, which may relapse after drug withdrawal, so they should be reduced gradually until drug withdrawal.

matters needing attention

For children with enuresis, parents must not scold or beat them, should give more care and understanding, after the evening to limit water intake, urinate before bedtime. Wake up children at night, wake up times gradually reduced, do regular urination, and combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment.