Bedwetting in adolescence is common among teenagers. Many times, even a 14-year-old can begin to experience a wet bed at night. This problem of not being able to control urination during sleep is scientifically known as enuresis. In most cases, adolescent bedwetting is more common in boys than in girls.
Bedwetting can be classified into two main types: primary and secondary. A person with primary nocturnal enuresis had persistent involuntary urination during sleep since he was a baby. A person with this condition may never experience a dry night.
Whereas in secondary nocturnal enuresis, the problem only develops after several months or even several years after she or he grows out of being a baby. Secondary nocturnal enuresis is the main reason, in most cases, for nocturnal enuresis in adolescents.
It has different factors depending on its type. For primary nocturnal enuresis, the most common reasons adolescents urinate at night are genetic predisposition. This means that your parents had a similar problem when they were children; and you just inherit it from your parents.
In most cases of primary nocturnal enuresis, sleep disturbances or deep sleep habits are also identified as one of the reasons adolescents wet the bed at night.
Stress during adolescence is strongly suspected of causing secondary nocturnal enuresis. Getting wet in teens is also linked to psychological problems. Also, having a urinary tract infection can cause you to have a secondary episode of bedwetting.
Bedwetting patients are advised to reduce fluid intake before bedtime to avoid bladder swarming. They are also encouraged to go to the bathroom before going to bed to reduce the possibility of bedwetting.
A person who wets the bed is not lazy or undisciplined. These people are simply finding some problem in their body that needs to be treated by a doctor. Most teens with this type of problem will eventually outgrow this condition over time.
The doctor can treat bedwetting; Treatment may vary depending on the cause of bedwetting. Sometimes there are also behavioral approaches that can be used in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis.
In some cases, treatment of bedwetting in adolescents is a combination of mild medication, behavior modification, and reduction of mental stress that help the person control bedwetting.
Bedwetting is not an obstacle to your life. Don’t let this condition affect you or your loved one’s life. Take control and handle it. Don’t hide from shame and let it control you.
