What is Bed Wetting or Nocturnal Enuresis?
Wetting the bed during night sleep, also known as nocturnal enuresis is very normal and common among children up to six seven years. Interestingly, boys are more prone to this habit than girls. It is not a cause of worry for parents, as bladder control might not have been established at this age. Usually children will stop bed-wetting when they reach 7 years of age. Children, bed wetting every night, are supposed to have primary enuresis and those, starting only after minimum six months, to have secondary enuresis. A few other common names for this menace are night soiling and sleep wetting. As the childs body grows with each year, bed-wetting will slow down considerably and during the teen years most of the children might have outgrown this problem on their own. Among 100, it is seen only one bed wetting teen back in diapers. Causes The exact causes for nocturnal enuresis are not yet completely analyzed, though various factors may contribute to this dilemma.The childs urinary bladder