What are some of the types of enuresis?
Day and night enuresis: Day and night wetting can occur together. In those who wet day and night, both the day and nighttime wetting need to be addressed. Sometimes solving the daytime problem is emphasized first because the child can participate in the treatment more readily. During the day, the child is awake, alert and can assist in helping to keep dry. At night, the child is asleep and is unable to help directly. When there is day and night wetting it is often important to assess the toilet habits of the child. The daytime wetting may occur because of poor toilet habits, constipation or both. The toilet habits of normal children are different from those of adults. Many adults urinate three to four times each day and it is not unusual for them to pass eight hours between urinations. Children cannot be evaluated with these standards. Studies have shown that children normally urinate more frequently. Urinating up to 10 to 12 times by children between pre-school to early elementary sch
