What causes frequent urination in children?

Frequent urination and urgency in children is a common clinical phenomenon. When children have frequent and urgent urination, they are often upset and everyone becomes overly nervous, thinking that the child has some serious illness. There are many reasons for this symptom, which can be mainly divided into two categories: pathological and physiological. As a parent, you should find out the real reason why your child has frequent and urgent urination as soon as possible. If it is pathological, you need to take the child to see a doctor in time; if it is caused by physiological reasons, you need to find out the root cause of the child's heart.

1. What causes children to urinate frequently and urgently?

1. Drinking too much water or beverages

Children's frequent urination and urgency symptoms may be caused by drinking too much water. At this time, it is recommended that parents can improve the situation by controlling their children's daily water intake. Various beverages, dairy products, etc. sold on the market contain a certain amount of sugar. After consuming such drinks, the sugar will be quickly absorbed into the blood, causing the blood sugar concentration to increase. If parents give their children these drinks without restriction, it can cause hyperosmotic diuresis, because when the body excretes these sugars, the high concentration of sugar will inevitably carry away a large amount of water, leading to frequent urination.

2. Urinary tract infection

Children's frequent urination and urgency may be caused by urinary tract infection. If parents do not pay attention to the hygiene and care of their children's genitals, it is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for examination and actively treat the urinary tract infection.

3. Foreskin is too long

If a boy has a foreskin that is too long, the glans penis will be covered by the foreskin, making it easy for the urethra to become narrow. Dirt and filth are easily hidden inside the foreskin, leading to local bacterial infection, making it easy for children to have frequent and urgent urination.

4. Diabetes and diabetes insipidus

Such as polydipsia and polyuria caused by diseases such as diabetes and diabetes insipidus.

5. Drug-induced

It can also be caused by drugs, such as the increase in urine volume after the use of diuretics and dehydrating agents in children with edema and ascites. The characteristic of this type of frequent urination caused by increased urine volume is that although it is frequent urination, the amount of urine each time is large.

6. Mental factors

Some children who are easily excited and overly sensitive may experience simple frequent urination. Parents often find that these children often urinate frequently and urgently, and the amount of urine each time is very small when they are nervous, such as when they are scolded, or when they are too excited before going to bed and have trouble falling asleep.

2. Prevention, treatment and care of children with frequent urination and urgency

1. Frequent urination should be prevented and treated according to the cause. If it is caused by inflammation, anti-infection should be the main treatment; if it is caused by pinworms, deworming should be given; if it is caused by foreskin being too long, surgery can be performed, etc.

2. For those who have physiological frequent urination caused by increased urine volume, its occurrence can be completely prevented by controlling the food intake that causes the increased urine volume.

3. For children who are easily emotionally stressed, parents should avoid scolding or abusing them as much as possible to reduce their mental stress. Even if the child has frequent urination, parents should find ways to distract the child's attention from urination.

4. When facing children with neurogenic frequent urination, parents should not pay too much attention to or scold them. Instead, they should encourage the children to extend the time between urinations as much as possible and record the longest time between urinations every day. If there is progress, appropriate rewards can be given. Secondly, repeatedly tell the child that he is healthy and that the frequent urination symptoms will improve soon. Eliminate negative psychological factors and encourage children to speak out their troubles.