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Bedwetting

Also called: Enuresis, Nocturnal Enuresis,

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What are the different types of bed-wetting alarms?

Several different brands and varieties of bed-wetting alarms are available in drug stores or online. They range in price from about $50 to more than...

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What is a bed-wetting alarm, and how does it work?

Although many young children wet their beds, most stop by the time they are 4 or 5. Bed-wetting that persists can lead to embarrassment and...

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What is the outlook (prognosis) for children with bedwetting?

In the medical world of today, both primary and secondary bedwetting can be a manageable condition. Treatment programs can successfully eliminate...

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How is the cause of secondary bedwetting diagnosed?

A complete history and thorough physical examination are central to the initial evaluation of a child with primary bedwetting. A uninalysis and urine...

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What is the treatment for secondary bedwetting?

Therapy of secondary bedwetting is directed at the primary problem causing the symptom of wetting the bed. As expected, cure rates vary depending on...

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How common is secondary bedwetting?

Only approximately 2%-3% of all children with bedwetting have a medical cause for the condition.

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What causes secondary bedwetting?

Urinary tract infections, metabolic disorders (such as diabetes), external pressure on the bladder (such as from a rectal stool mass), and spinal...

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How is primary bedwetting treated?

The "cure" for primary bedwetting is "tincture (or passage) of time." However, since many parents and children are frustrated...

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Is primary bedwetting due to emotional problems?

Parents sometimes believe that their child's primary bedwetting is emotional. No medical or scientific literature exists to support this impression.

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What is the basic problem in primary bedwetting?

The fundamental problem for children with primary bedwetting is the inability to recognize messages of the nervous system sent by the full bladder to...

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Are there different types of bedwetting?

There are two types of bedwetting: Primary enuresis: bedwetting since infancy. Secondary enuresis: wetting developed after being continually dry...

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What is primary bedwetting?

Primary bedwetting is viewed as a delay in maturation of the nervous system. At 5 years of age, approximately 20% of children wet the bed at least...

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What is bedwetting?

Bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, is the involuntary passage of urine (urinary incontinence) while asleep. Inherent in the definition of...

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What are the main causes of bedwetting?

There are a lot of myths about bedwetting: That kids do it because they’re lazy. That if they just tried harder, they could stop. And that stress or...

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Is there any connection between stress and bedwetting?

A move across state, a baby, a divorce -- each can create a lot of stress, especially for kids. For a child who wets the bed, it can be even harder...

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