Bedwetting in children needs to be analyzed in the context of the child’s age and other specific circumstances, and may be normal or caused by disease or other reasons.
When a child is young, the sense of autonomy and the function of the bladder muscles are not yet fully developed, and bedwetting is normal at this time. As the child grows older, the phenomenon of bedwetting will generally disappear gradually, and generally the child will no longer wet the bed at night when he reaches the age of three or four.
If a child over the age of four is still frequently wetting the bed, it may be an abnormal performance. Children over four years old who still wet the bed often may also be related to kidney disease, spinal injury, localized inflammation of the urethra, spina bifida, heredity and many other reasons. In addition, bedwetting may also be caused if a child drinks a lot of water or eats fruits that contain a lot of water before bedtime.
If bedwetting occurs frequently in older children, parents are advised to take their children to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible. If disease is ruled out, it may be related to lifestyle habits, and parents may need to exercise their children’s habit of urinating and defecating on their own.