Patient's question:
Our child is six years old this year and is about to start primary school, but he still wets the bed. The child sleeps with both my husband and me, and he is often woken up by bedwetting at night. We are both helpless, and the child feels helpless too. He says he just can't control it, and he hasn't drunk too much water before bed. What kind of assistance is needed: Is there a problem if a child is still bedwetting at the age of six?Doctor's answer:
Mom, based on the symptoms you described, the baby may have enuresis. Enuresis can be divided into two types: primary and secondary. Primary enuresis is more common, with a high incidence of family history, and there are no organic inflammatory conditions. Secondary enuresis is mostly caused by systemic and urinary diseases, such as diabetes, diabetes insipidus, etc. Other factors, such as intellectual disability, neuropsychiatric trauma, urinary tract malformations, and infections, especially cystitis and urethritis, can also lead to secondary enuresis.