Symptoms of diabetes insipidus in children

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It's very hard to take care of children. For new mothers, if their children have problems such as excessive urine and poor sleep quality, they need to be alert to diabetes insipidus. Maybe many parents don't know much about diabetes insipidus in children. Do you know the common symptoms of diabetes insipidus in children? Next, by the pediatric experts to give you a detailed introduction.

Symptoms of diabetes insipidus in children

It's often the first symptom parents find. The frequency and volume of urination increased. The daily volume of urine was more than 4L, and more than 10L (300-400ml / kg per day or 400ml / m2 per hour, or more than 3000ml / m2 per day). Morning urine color can also be light as water.

In infants, they prefer drinking water to feeding. Children generally like drinking cold water. Even in winter, they also like drinking cold water. The amount of drinking water is roughly equal to the amount of urine. If they don't drink, they will be thirsty, but the amount of urine will not decrease.

Because children can drink enough, they usually have no other symptoms. If infants can't drink properly, they often have symptoms of hyperosmotic dehydration, such as irritability, restlessness at night, fever, constipation, weight loss and dry skin. In severe cases, convulsions and coma may occur. Long term polydipsia and polyuria can lead to growth disorders, hydronephrosis, ureterectasis, and even renal insufficiency. In addition to diabetes insipidus, intracranial tumor can cause secondary diabetes insipidus, which can also show increased intracranial pressure, such as headache, vomiting, visual impairment, etc. Renal diabetes insipidus is mostly male, with family history and early onset age.

matters needing attention

After reading the introduction of the above experts, you should have a general understanding of the symptoms of diabetes insipidus in children. Because diabetes insipidus is a kind of chronic inflammation, if parents do not pay attention to their children's urination, it is easier to ignore the disease. Therefore, when taking care of children's daily defecation, parents should be alert to diabetes insipidus if they find that their children urinate too frequently and accompanied by enuresis.