What to do if your child urinates less frequently

Children urinate less frequently but more often, which is a very obvious symptom of frequent urination. Patients with frequent urination are generally caused by pathological and physiological frequent urination. People with pathological frequent urination usually have urethral infections, such as tumors or foreign bodies, which lead to frequent urination and urgency. Most of them are caused by urethral infections. Physiological factors are mainly related to the climate, drinking water, and the child's physical development function.

1. Pathological frequent urination

Pathological frequent urination may be caused by infection, stones, tumors or foreign bodies, with urinary tract infection being the most common. After a child has a urinary tract infection, the amount of urine each time is not much, but the frequency of urination increases significantly, and there may be symptoms such as urgency and pain when urinating. Because of the pain, children often cry when they urinate. In addition, urinary tract infection is usually accompanied by systemic symptoms. Such as increased body temperature, loss of appetite, vomiting and so on. A routine urine test can aid in the diagnosis. During treatment, give children plenty of water, let them get enough rest, and use antibiotics and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

Pinworm irritation can also cause frequent urination in children. After being infected with pinworms, the adult worms will crawl to the vicinity of the anus at night to lay eggs, and white thread-like worms can be seen during examination. During treatment, the child's nails should be cut, the thumb sucking habit should be corrected, underwear and bedding should be ironed and washed, and anthelmintics should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Physiological frequent urination

In addition to physiological frequent urination caused by lifestyle factors such as drinking too much water, cold weather, and ill-fitting pants, the most common cause is psychological frequent urination. Short-term frequent urination is often related to children wanting to get their parents' attention. Many young parents have this experience: when the adults are chatting enthusiastically, the children will shout from time to time: "Mom (Dad) I want to pee!" This frequent urination is usually temporary. When the parents take the children to the toilet and interrupt the conversation, the frequent urination will naturally disappear. However, if parents do not pay enough attention to their children, so that their children always use urination as a "trump card" to seek attention, they may develop habitual psychogenic frequent urination, which will be difficult to correct at this time.

Once you find that your child has frequent urination, you should find out the reason. Don't nervously ask your child this or that, and don't make a fuss and ask everyone about the treatment method, so as not to reinforce the child's idea that "if I pee, my mother will pay attention to me." You must not yell at the child, "Don't pee!" Instead, you should guide him patiently and help him overcome the problem consciously.

There are many reasons for psychogenic frequent urination. To achieve good results, we must find the cause and resolve it in a targeted manner.

There are several points to diagnose psychogenic urinary frequency:

1. Nocturnal urination in children does not increase;

2. When you concentrate, you urinate less frequently;

3. When you have the urge to defecate, you may temporarily forget to go to the toilet because of other things that distract your attention;

4. No fever or other general discomfort.