Psychogenic urinary frequency in children

Not only adults will encounter the phenomenon of frequent urination, but many children are also victims of frequent urination. Children's psychogenic frequent urination is a typical type, also known as neurogenic frequent urination. It is generally an independent disease. At the same time, be careful about the possibility of secondary urinary tract infection. As parents, we need to fully understand the situation of children's psychogenic frequent urination so that we can better treat it.

Neurogenic urinary frequency refers to non-infectious frequent urination and urgency. It is an independent disease in pediatrics. The affected children are generally between 2 and 11 years old, and most of them occur in preschool children. The symptoms are frequent urination, every 2 to 10 minutes, and urgency, with the inability to hold back once the urge to urinate is present. Younger children often wet their pants because of this, which may lead to urinary tract infection or genital eczema.

Causes

Children with neurogenic urinary frequency do not have organic lesions.

The main causes of this disease are: ① 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 is easily affected by adverse external stimuli and has disorders; ② There are some factors in children's lives that cause mental tension and adverse stimulation to their mental state. For example, changes in living environment, children's lack of psychological preparation for entering kindergarten or school, being fostered by others, sudden separation of parents, death of relatives, fear of exams or fear of certain animals, etc. These may make children nervous and anxious, causing the function of inhibiting urination to be impaired, resulting in frequent and urgent urination.

treat

1. Eliminate the influence of disease.

2. Parents should guide their children correctly and patiently to eliminate their worries; they should actively encourage their children to eliminate their fear and worry, and keep a relaxed and happy mood to face the disease.

3. If necessary, use drug treatment under the guidance of a doctor; drugs such as atropine, scopolamine, 654-2, oryzanol, etc. can help regulate nerves to relax the detrusor muscle of the bladder, contract the sphincter, increase the bladder's urine storage capacity, and reduce the frequency of urination.