Why does my child always want to urinate but doesn’t urinate much?

The symptoms of frequent urination are very common in life, whether adults or children, so we should pay attention to such a situation. If necessary, we should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and then treat it symptomatically. Many parents have said that they have recently discovered that their children often go to the toilet, but the amount of urine discharged is very small. From a medical perspective, what is the reason for this?

The baby urinates frequently and a little at a time. This may be due to physical development.

The bladder function of young babies is not as sound as that of adults, and they cannot store large amounts of urine for a long time like adults, so they urinate less. In addition, babies' metabolism is faster than that of adults, so urine is produced faster by the kidneys, which naturally leads to frequent urination.

Note: A normal adult urinates an average of 4 to 6 times a day during the day and 0 to 2 times at night after going to bed, while an infant urinates 20 to 30 times day and night. If the frequency of urination increases significantly and exceeds the above range, it is frequent urination.

If your baby urinates frequently and only a little at a time, it may be due to a urinary tract infection.

When a baby has abnormally frequent urination, parents should take the baby to the hospital for a routine urine test to rule out the possibility of urinary tract infection. If the baby's urinary system is infected, it will manifest as a large number of white blood cells in the urine, and timely anti-inflammatory treatment is required.

If the baby has an acute urinary tract infection, which is mainly caused by getting angry or bacterial infection, you can give the baby some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs in time under the guidance of a doctor. For example, Azithromycin Granules and Bazheng Granules.

If your baby has urethritis, it is usually caused by contamination of the vulva or feces. In addition to routine urine tests, it is recommended to perform color Doppler ultrasound examination of the urinary system and urine bacterial culture test to confirm the diagnosis, so as to avoid ascending infection causing pyelonephritis and affecting renal function.

If your baby urinates frequently and a little at a time, it may be due to neurogenic urinary frequency.

If there is no problem with the baby's urine routine, the frequent urination is probably caused by neurological factors. Babies with neurogenic frequent urination usually have no urge to urinate when playing or watching cartoons, but they will urinate continuously when they are resting or relaxing.

At this time, parents should not scold or beat their children. When the child wants to urinate, you can let him do what he likes most to distract his attention, so that the number of urination will gradually decrease or even return to normal.

Or if your baby is in an unfamiliar environment or always wants to urinate in special occasions or situations, try to let your baby urinate to avoid holding it in. It can also help your baby relieve his emotions so that he won't feel the urge to urinate.