Patient's question:
My child is now 8 years old. When he was young, adults often took him for a leak, but in the past two years, for some reason, he keeps leaking urine on himself. It's only noticeable in the morning the next day, but the amount is not much—always a little bit at a time. Sometimes there's just a small wet patch on his underwear. Is there something wrong with his body?Doctor's answer:
Bedwetting is a common clinical phenomenon among children. Some even self-cure before the age of 20. Through systematic tracking and investigation, foreign experts have found that children who wet the bed later tend to have an average IQ lower than normal children and slower physical development than average children. When they grow up, their height and weight are both lower than normal people. They are prone to many physiological problems, such as issues with the urinary and reproductive systems. Most of them also have certain psychological disorders, such as low self-esteem, guilt, shyness, and nervousness. Parents should not take bedwetting lightly in children. Because some parents cannot handle their children's bedwetting correctly and often scold them. As a result, their children's self-confidence is damaged, and their psychological burden is increased, which in turn worsens bedwetting. The correct approach is to help children analyze the reasons and find ways to overcome it.