Why does my child keep dripping urine?

Perhaps many parents will find that their children always drip urine. This situation is mostly caused by frequent urination. There are two reasons for frequent urination, one is caused by disease and the other is caused by physiological reasons. No matter which situation causes it, people need to pay special attention to it. The following is a detailed introduction to why children keep dripping urine.

If a child always drips urine, it is probably because he or she has frequent urination, which is very common in children. There are many causes of frequent urination, but they can be divided into two major categories. That is, pathological (caused by disease) and physiological.

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 lifestyle factors such as drinking too much water, cold weather, and ill-fitting pants, the most common physiological frequent urination 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, and when the parents take the child 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 about this and 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 should never scold 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 frequent urination: 1. The child's nocturia does not increase; 2. The frequency of urination decreases when the child is concentrating; 3. When the child has the urge to defecate, he or she may temporarily forget to go to the toilet because his or her attention is diverted by other things; 4. There is no fever or other general discomfort.