Frequent urination in 6-year-olds

Frequent urination in 6-year-olds is considered to be related to dietary factors and disease factors, including urinary tract infections, neurogenic frequency, and enuresis. Parents need to pay attention to this and take their children to the hospital for urinary routine and other tests to clarify the cause and then treat it. A. Dietary factors If the child usually eats a lot of diuretic fruits or fruits with high sugar content, such as watermelon and dragon fruit, it will easily produce frequent urination symptoms. The symptoms will be relieved after stopping consumption and no special treatment is needed. Second, disease factors 1, urinary tract infection: If inflammation of the urethra occurs, the symptoms of frequent urination will occur. If the patient is a girl, the urethra infection is often caused by inadequate vulva cleaning, and if the patient is a boy, it is often caused by circumcision, foreskin adhesion, etc. It is usually accompanied by symptoms such as painful urination, urgency, difficulty in urination and incomplete urination. It can be treated with penicillin, ceftriaxone, cefaclor and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor, while drinking more water; 2. Neurological urinary frequency: some children will experience frequent urination when they have tension, anxiety or increased pressure and fear. Parents need to actively reassure and psychological guidance, can take indomethacin, nifedipine and other medication under the guidance of a doctor, if necessary, take the child to see a psychiatrist for psychotherapy; 3, urolithiasis: if the child urinates frequently and urine volume increases significantly, need to pay attention to urolithiasis, timely improvement of urinary routine, water prohibition test and other tests clear, can use desmopressin treatment, pay attention to the prevention of hyponatremia; 4. Endocrine diseases: such as diabetes can also appear frequent urination, but at the same time there is weight loss, etc. 6-year-old children are generally type 1 diabetes, mainly using insulin treatment. Parents should usually give their children soft and loose underwear to avoid excessive friction on the child’s pubic area. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the child’s diet is light and easy to digest, and avoid too much spicy and stimulating food.