Enuresis is a delicate disease, the essence of which is urinary incontinence during sleep. Usually the disease affects children from the age of 5 years. Over time, while the child is growing up, enuresis can pass suddenly and imperceptibly. However, it is very irresponsible for parents to leave the course of the disease unattended, hoping that everything will resolve by itself.
It should be noted that enuresis very seriously injures the psyche of the child. Therefore, it is necessary to show the child not only to doctors, but also to a psychologist, so that the inferiority complex does not subsequently develop .
Time to notice! Causes of the disease
Sleeping kids usually when they feel that they want to use the toilet at night, they wake up. This is the norm. True, some babies sleep so hard that sometimes they don’t notice the urge to go to the toilet and wake up already on a wet sheet. If a child older than 5 years more than 2 times a month wakes up these urges for several nights in a row, then parents immediately need to make an appointment with a doctor.
Before prescribing treatment for enuresis, it is worth identifying the main causes of its appearance. And there are not so many of them. Firstly, heredity. Yes, speaking of enuresis, the causes must, first of all, be sought in the genes. Secondly, the reason may lie in the immaturity of the genitourinary system and its inability to retain urine for a long time.
It should be noted that some children sleep very soundly. Incidents usually occur at the time of deep sleep. If you talk with the child, then perhaps he will tell you that in a dream he was just going to the toilet to relieve his need. And dreams are also the cause of a single, uncontrolled nightly urination.
The treatment of enuresis and successful recovery directly depends on the emotional situation in the family. If parents regularly raise their voices, quarrel in the presence of a child, constantly humiliate their dignity and are ashamed of failure, then there is no need to search for the causes of enuresis. They are in sight.
Proper treatment and monitoring is the key to recovery.
So, how to treat enuresis, a qualified specialist will tell you. You should visit a neurologist who, after examining the child and talking with him, will prescribe a series of tests and examinations, as a result of which it will be possible to identify deviations.
The attitude of parents during the treatment of enuresis in a child is also important . Parents need to understand that you can’t punish or insult the baby, to humiliate, if the first signs of enuresis are noted. The task of adults is not only to show with their appearance that nothing shameful or terrible has happened, but to prove it to the child so as not to develop complexes and fears in him.
As for taking medications, only a doctor will prescribe them. Self-medication is not permissible. Although, as practice shows, treatment of enuresis with tablets and medicines is not required. It is enough to be more attentive and delicate about the baby’s problem. It will not be superfluous to control how much the child drank fluids before going to bed, whether he went to the toilet before going to bed, whether he was too excited or upset.
So, let's make short conclusions. As such, drug treatment for enuresis is not required. Still, the reasons for the appearance of a delicate problem should most likely be sought in the family and in the parents' attitude to the child. Although, there are always exceptions. In this case, a competent pediatric neurologist will help to identify the cause and cure a delicate problem .