Patient's question:
My child is 5 and a half years old and still wets himself or herself one to two times a day. If he or she is not reminded, he or she never goes to the toilet voluntarily. At night, he or she also needs to get up several times to be reminded to use the toilet. If not, he or she will wet the bed.Doctor's answer:
Generally, children begin to suppress urination at the age of 3 to 4. If they still wet the bed frequently after the age of 5 to 6, twice a week, and this condition persists for 6 months, it is medically referred to as "enuresis." Nocturnal enuresis is a common condition, and in China, boys are more likely to suffer from this disorder than girls. Pediatric enuresis is divided into primary and secondary enuresis. Primary enuresis refers to cases where the child has been enuretic since early childhood until the time of reexamination, while secondary enuresis refers to cases where the child had stopped wetting the bed for at least 6 months and then experienced a recurrence. Exclude the reasons for bedwetting caused by diseases.