How to treat enuresis in a girl?

Enuresis refers to urinary incontinence in medicine . Most often, this diagnosis characterizes the lack of a child’s ability to independently control the emptying of his bladder. As practice shows, in boys this kind of ailment occurs several times more often. However, in this article we will talk about a problem such as enuresis in a girl.

First of all, it should be noted that effective treatment can be achieved only if the cause of the disease is correctly established. Enuresis in a girl can occur due to certain factors. Let's call them.

• Immaturity of the central nervous system and, accordingly, the bladder. In this case, the brain simply does not receive a signal that it is time to go to the toilet.
• Various forms of neuropsychiatric disorders.
• Stress (conflicts with parents, change of school, lack of understanding on the part of peers, relocation, and the like).
• Heredity.
• Hormonal problems.
• Diseases of the genitourinary system, including the presence of infection in the body.

According to experts, both daytime enuresis in girls and nocturnal enuresis can be diagnosed. The latter option is much more common. In this case, during sleep, a child over the age of five does not control the urge to urinate. As a rule, there is no need to talk about the disease before this age, since the formation of complete control just ends by the age of five.

Treatment of enuresis in girls

• First of all, it should be noted that not only specialists themselves, but also the parents themselves should take an active part in the treatment. The child needs to be aware that there is an understanding of the problem on the part of the parents, to feel their kindness and kindness. Rudeness and the application of punishments can only aggravate the situation.
• As for the issue of drug therapy, it is exclusively decided by the doctor. Depending on the cause of enuresis in the girl, a decision is made on the use of certain drugs. As a rule, the course of therapy lasts from one to three months, but after its completion the disease often returns. That is why specialists most often prescribe complex treatment, which also implies the use of herbal medicine, psychotherapy and reflexology.
  

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In some cases, in order to cope with a problem such as enuresis in a girl, qualified help from a psychologist is required. In no case should this be embarrassing, as well as setting the child against a visit to this specialist, because the causes of the ailment sometimes lie precisely in the psychological state of the child. You must necessarily explain the need for a first consultation and subsequent visits to a psychologist. As a rule, it is only with the active support of the parents themselves that they manage to get rid of such an unpleasant diagnosis and symptoms and never remember them again in their lives.