Patient's question:
My son is 7 years old this year. He attends kindergarten. He usually takes a nap at school in the afternoon. Today, when my son was napping at school, he wet the bed. The other children laughed at him. He came home and refused to go to school. I took him to see a doctor. The doctor said it's bedwetting due to folic acid deficiency. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Sometimes, we shouldn't worry about bedwetting. For older children, bedwetting might be normal. If a child is overly excited or exhausted during the day and overly tired, their sleep state at night can be too deep, causing them not to wake up immediately after their bladder is full. Additionally, a common cause of bedwetting is delayed development of the cerebral cortex, which cannot inhibit the urinary center in the spinal cord. After falling asleep, the detrusor muscle contracts unrestrainedly and releases urine. If the symptoms persist, it is recommended to see a doctor immediately.