The child urinates all the time

When children are young, they usually eat liquid food, so their urine will become more frequent. However, normal children urinate only a few times a day. Frequent urination may only occur after the child drinks a lot of water. If the child always urinates, parents should take the child to check the kidney function. So what disease may cause the child to urinate all the time?

Causes of frequent urination in children

The human body's function of storing and excreting urine requires the coordination and joint participation of nerves and muscles. If there is a problem in any part of the pathway, various urine storage and urination problems will arise.

Urinary tract infection: It is a common cause of frequent urination in children, but it is usually accompanied by the triad of "frequent urination, urgency and pain" (urinary tract irritation). Some infants and young children have unexplained fever, although they do not have urinary tract irritation, but we also need to be alert to the possibility of "urinary tract infection"! It is necessary to seek medical attention in time for detailed examination.

Endocrine diseases: such as diabetes, diabetes insipidus, etc. If the child drinks a lot of water and eats a lot, and the urine volume increases significantly, he needs to go to the hospital for examination and exclusion.

Enteroworm disease: The most common one is pinworm disease. Usually at night, small white worms crawl through the anus, causing anal itching, and even crawl into the urethra and cause symptoms of frequent urination. Timely deworming treatment is needed.

Factors such as spinal cord nerve diseases and constipation can also cause frequent urination, which is usually accompanied by other symptoms such as urinary incontinence, constipation, etc.

If the above organic diseases are excluded after detailed examination, the real reason for the child's frequent urination may be [neurogenic frequent urination]!

What is neurogenic urinary frequency

Neurogenic urinary frequency in children is also known as pseudo-urinary tract infection, daytime urinary frequency syndrome or child-specific daytime urinary frequency. It is more common in children aged 2 to 12 years old, especially preschool children, and is mostly concentrated between 4 and 5 years old. The main manifestations are increased frequency of urination during the day but no increase in urine volume. The symptoms disappear after falling asleep, and are not accompanied by urinary pain, fever, thirst, and polydipsia. Urinalysis, urine culture and urinary system ultrasound examinations are all normal.

Neurogenic urinary frequency is generally a benign course, and the symptoms of most children can be relieved spontaneously. However, sometimes the symptoms will recur or last for several years, seriously interfering with the daily life of the children and affecting their mental health, and causing a lot of distress and mental burden to the parents.