Bedwetting In Children - Here Is What You Need To Know and How To Tackle It
The question of bedwetting is one that bothers many parents and is also the source of great distress to millions of children all over the world. Here is what you need to know and the best training to end bedwetting among children...
Otieno Cynthia 
In the medical classification systems of disease, Bedwetting (Enuresis) is found in the same chapter as a condition known by the name encopresis, or the problems associated with the control of the elimination of feces.
Before we go further, it is important to note that, a two-year-old who wets herself at night is normal while a 10-year-old who wets his bed is not as the control of the process of the elimination of urine (and feces) is part of the development process and cut off point is normally the age of 5.
A child aged five or more who wets the bed more than two times a week and does so for more than three consecutive months can be diagnosed with the condition.
Bed Wetting above the age of 5 is mostly caused by:
First, there are two types of this condition, one in which the child wets the bed at night and the other when the child wets their clothes during the day.
The wetting of the bed at night is associated with the phase of sleep called rapid eye movement (REM) and the child will often state that the bed became wet following a dream about passing urine.
Wetting one’s clothes during the day, (diurnal enuresis) is a completely different condition and causes much distress to the child, and the family.
In one type of this condition, the child seems to be so busy concentrating on activity say playing or reading that they ‘forget’ to pass urine until it is too late. (Voiding postponement). Such children might have other problems with concentration. In these children, the urinary system is completely normal, and the problem is that of the child being unable to pay attention to the gradually filling bladder until it is too late, and he only becomes aware when the floodgates of the bladder have opened. The other type of children is often found to have ‘weak bladder’ muscles to the extent that they are unable to reach the toilet on time.
You may also want to know that some types of enuresis tend to run in families meaning that the transmission is through the genes.
The best way of tackling bedwetting is, therefore, to establish the cause of the bedwetting before embarking on the solution. Get the child to an expert as soon as possible if you are to avoid further pain and suffering.
