Is bedwetting a disease in children?

Bedwetting is something that every child experiences, and it is caused by various reasons. But some parents may worry, is it normal for their children to wet the bed frequently? Is it some kind of disease? In fact, it is not. Bedwetting in children is not a disease. It is just because children’s physical development is not perfect and they cannot control their urethra, which leads to bedwetting. In addition, it is also related to various other aspects.

1. Bedwetting and the neuroregulatory system

That is, the primary urination center of the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord, and the pudendal nerve, abdominal nerve, pelvic nerve, sacral nerve, etc. that control the bladder and urethra. Due to delayed functional development of the brain and brainstem, weak control over the primary urination center of the spinal cord, or disorders of the spinal cord and various nerve conduction pathways, enuresis occurs due to loss of bladder and urethra control. ?

2. Bedwetting and bladder

Due to delayed development of bladder function, the ability to safely exercise autonomous control cannot be exercised, resulting in uninhibited contractions during the storage period, making the bladder capacity small, sensitive and compliant; the perception ability during bladder filling and contraction periods is not high, and the stimulation intensity to the cerebral cortex is lower than the sleep-wake threshold; the bladder pressure receptors are dysfunctional and cannot provide warning information, etc., causing the patient to urinate before waking up.

3. Bedwetting and urethra

Incomplete urethral closure function, that is, unstable urethra causing enuresis; urethral malformations such as congenital stenosis, etc.