Why do children urinate a lot?

Childhood is a relatively changeable period during which children's psychology and body are undergoing changes. In particular, school-age children begin to adapt to going to school, come into contact with more children, and also face the important role of teachers. During this period, mothers should discover in time if their children have various problems. We should also pay attention to changes such as the child's teacher urinating a lot, having to go to the toilet frequently, etc. Why do children urinate so much?

Mental stress, environmental changes

Children with neurogenic urinary frequency do not actually have any organic lesions. There are two main reasons for frequent urination: internal and external. The internal reason is that the cerebral cortex of children is not yet fully developed, and the inhibitory function of the primary urination center of the spinal cord is poor, which makes it easy to be affected by adverse external stimuli and have urination dysfunction. External factors may be some negative influences in the child’s recent life, which have caused the child to be nervous or have formed adverse stimulation to his or her mental state, such as changes in living environment, lack of psychological preparation like just entering kindergarten or school, or the sudden separation of parents or the death of relatives.

Psychological adjustment is enough, and drug treatment should be used with caution

If you find that your child has frequent urination, you should first take him to the hospital for examination to rule out the possibility of any disease. Since neurogenic urinary frequency is a non-infectious type of urinary frequency and urgency, a routine urine test at the hospital can provide a clear diagnosis. Urine tests for urinary tract infections in children may show abnormalities, such as turbid urine mainly containing white blood cells.

When the child wants to urinate, encourage him to hold it in and extend the interval between urinations. If he makes progress, he should be praised and the interval between urinations should be gradually extended to normal.

Some drugs help regulate nerves, relax the detrusor muscle of the bladder, contract the sphincter, increase the bladder's urine storage capacity, and reduce the frequency of urination. They can be used under the guidance of a doctor when necessary. In addition, you can try boiling 15 grams of corn silk in water and adding appropriate amount of sugar to drink instead of tea.

Frequent urination may also lead to frequent urination at night, and bed-wetting may occur at night. For younger babies, they may not be able to express themselves or they may sleep very deeply at night and not know it. The mother should communicate with the child in time, inquire about the situation, and help the child solve the problem together. If the problem is not caused by psychological factors, it is likely to be a kidney problem.