Patient's question:
My daughter is 11 years old. If she is not called to use the toilet before 12 o'clock at night, she will wet the bed. She had a thorough medical examination at the hospital, and there were no problems with the development of her bladder. What is going on?Doctor's answer:
This is a manifestation of enuresis, which refers to children who wet the bed at least once a week after the age of 5. It does not imply occasional bedwetting. There are many reasons that can lead to bedwetting. Although some diseases can cause enuresis in children, for the majority of bedwetters, it is a functional issue. As long as parents pay attention to supervision and eliminate factors in daily life that may trigger bedwetting in children, bedwetting can be corrected. Some children may have a generational inheritance factor for bedwetting.