Children's enuresis

After reaching four to five years, the child must fully master the skills of controlling urination, and in a dream as well. However, it happens that parents still find a wet bed, and this fact seriously puzzles them. Is it all serious? Enuresis is called urination, not controlled by the child's consciousness. The disease has several forms. Night enuresis implies urination during sleep, most often night. The daily form is characterized by urinary incontinence during the day. It is less common than nighttime enuresis.

There is a difference between primary and secondary enuresis. The first involves delaying the formation of skills and control of urination. In this case, enuresis is a concomitant symptom, most often with mental abnormalities (eg, oligophrenia, epilepsy). Secondary enuresis in a child is acquired and appears after the already formed control of urination.

Causes of childhood enuresis

Depending on the reasons for the appearance, neurosis-like and neurotic enuresis is distinguished.

Neuro-like children's enuresis is usually associated with existing in the child's body diseases of the genitourinary, nervous, endocrine systems (diabetes, sleep apnea, infection). Often, the cause of this form of incontinence in children becomes a hereditary factor, as well as pathologies that occurred during pregnancy of the mother.

Neurotic enuresis occurs in shy and timid children. Awareness of such a shortage makes them acutely experienced and

Treatment of children's enuresis

In medicine there is an opinion that eventually enuresis will pass without treatment. However, the destination still should be. First of all, it is necessary to identify the causes of night incontinence in children. The child is sent for consultation to the endocrinologist, neuropathologist and urologist, where, depending on the cause of the disease, they select a method of treatment.

The medication method involves the use of medications to normalize the control of urination. So, for example, with urogenital infections antibacterial drugs are prescribed. If the incontinence of a child occurs for psychological reasons, the doctor prescribes tranquilizers (Rudotel, Atarax, Trioxazine). With neurotic form of enuresis, when the problem arises due to the immaturity of the nervous system, drugs are prescribed that exert stimulatory action on the brain-Glycine, Phenibut, Pyracetam, and others. If there is a violation in the body of the balance of absorption and secretion of water, the child is prescribed Desmopressin and its analogue Adiuretin-SD.

Quite often psychotherapy is used if the child has no accompanying diseases. Popular treatment of enuresis with hypnosis. Such a method can be used to achieve a patient of 10 years of age. Applying the suggestion of a specialist and self-hypnosis on awakening when urinating for urination.

Physiotherapeutic procedures can be used - magnetotherapy, acupuncture, laser therapy, in combination with medical preparations.

In addition, a child suffering from enuresis must adhere to a certain regimen. For example, refuse to drink and caffeine-containing foods in the evening, visit the toilet before going to bed, or interrupt sleep to empty the bladder.

There is no single medicine for enuresis. The choice of methods depends on the individual characteristics of the child. One thing is important - the support and love of parents who do not scold the baby for wet sheets, but help not to lose confidence.