What to do if your teenager wets the bed? Parents must read

Bedwetting is a behavior that is more common in infancy, but there are also some people who continue to wet the bed into their teens. When it comes to the issue of what to do when a teenager wets the bed, you must choose the appropriate method to deal with it. Some training control can be done, such as conditioned reflex training.

1. Generally, if children over 5 years old still wet the bed at night and the frequency reaches more than twice a month, it is medically called "nocturnal enuresis". It is recommended to first check whether there is a possibility of occult spina bifida. In addition, pay attention not to be too tired during the day, otherwise if you sleep too deeply at night and it is not easy to wake up when you have urine, you will wet the bed. Of course, you should also pay attention to avoid drinking too much water before going to bed at night. Reduce the amount of urine at night, and it is recommended to buy a timed alarm clock to urinate regularly.

2. Conditioned reflex training: use a set of enuresis alarm device to train the child to wake up before enuresis. An electronic pad and an electric bell are placed under the child. Once the electronic pad is wetted by urine, the circuit will be connected and the electric bell will sound, waking the child up to urinate. If the effect is not good, imipramine can be added to reduce the depth of sleep. Generally, 70-80% of primary enuresis can be cured after 1-2 months of training.

3. If bedwetting is not treated for a long time, it will seriously affect the child's growth and development. In addition to causing short stature, thinness or obesity, it will also cause the child to develop abnormal psychological characteristics such as timidity, loneliness, and inferiority. Most importantly, the child's IQ may also be affected, leading to inattention, poor learning ability, and lower IQ than normal children. Clinically, most bed-wetting children have significantly lower language expression, number sorting, logical thinking and depth of game than normal children. Although there is currently insufficient evidence to prove that bedwetting affects fertility in adulthood, statistics show that most infertile patients experienced bedwetting in childhood.