Patient's question:
Patient Age: Three years old, urinates 1.2 times per night, is it because of wearing diapers for a long time, wearing them for more than 2 weeks?Doctor's answer:
Here is the English translation of the provided content, with line breaks preserved as instructed:· To avoid children waking up difficultly after falling asleep at night, it is important not to overexert them during the day. It is recommended to arrange for a one-hour nap in the afternoon.
· Reduce the amount of salt, water, and soup in dinner.
· Before going to bed, prevent children from being overly excited. It is advisable to develop the habit of emptying the bladder before getting into bed.
· Parents should cultivate the habit of children waking up voluntarily to urinate. Before going to sleep, remind children to silently recite, "I will wake up at x o'clock tonight to urinate." Parents can also wake them up before the usual time of bedwetting to urinate while they are awake.
· Training children to hold urine during the day can also be an effective method. Whenever the urge to urinate arises, actively control it and temporarily delay urination. Initially, this can be postponed by a few minutes, gradually extending the duration over time.
Advice:
① Dingui Warm Abdomen Patch can be applied to the Shenque (umbilicus) every night. It is convenient to use, available at pharmacies, and is also a simple, affordable, and cost-effective abdominal patch.
② Ephedra (Ma Huang) 3–10 grams, decocted in water for drinking. Some reports suggest it has short-term effectiveness, but it is not advisable for long-term use.
③ Psoralea (Bǔgǔzhī) 10 grams, crushed and stir-fried with eggs, to be consumed for 10 consecutive days. Psoralea, a traditional Chinese medicine, tonifies the kidneys and warms the spleen, primarily used to treat frequent urination and enuresis caused by insufficient kidney Yang.