What causes bedwetting in children?

Many parents cannot understand their children's bed-wetting behavior because the children already know how to urinate and have a complete reflex arc, but they still wet the bed when they sleep. At this time, parents should pay more attention to their children's physical condition because the bed-wetting may be caused by the impact of certain diseases on the body.

1. Delayed development of the neuroregulatory system

Because children's brain function develops relatively slowly, the control of the primary urination center of the spinal cord is weak, resulting in loss of control of the bladder and urethra and causing enuresis.

2. Bladder function retardation

The bladder is where the body stores urine. If bladder function is underdeveloped, enuresis may occur due to loss of voluntary control over urination.

3. Urinary tract dysfunction or irritation

Enuresis can also be caused by irritation of the urethral opening in children or incomplete urethral closure.

4. Sleep dysfunction

Many children urinate during sleep and are not easily awakened. This may be because the child is not sensitive to urination, or is too tired and sleeps too deeply, causing enuresis.

5. Psychosomatic illness

Urogenital organs: congenital urethral malformation, prepuce is too long, vulvitis, urinary tract infection, calculi, renal damage, etc.