Patient's question:
What should be done if a five-year-old girl sometimes wets the bed at night? What medicine or supplement is good to use? It is said that strengthening the spleen is necessary, but I don't know if that's correct. If it is, what are the medicines that can strengthen the spleen?Doctor's answer:
Hello, bedwetting in children, also known as enuresis, refers to the inability of children over the age of 3 to control urination after falling asleep, resulting in unconscious bedwetting. Habitual enuresis can weaken children, affect their physical health and intellectual development, and frequent bedwetting can also bring to the family.?? There are generally two types of enuresis in children: functional and organic. The majority of bedwetting cases in children are functional, caused by dysfunction of the higher central nervous system of the brain cortex. Common causes include psychological factors, such as excessive fatigue, mental tension, sudden fright, fear and shyness, difficulty adapting to a new environment, and not being accustomed to nighttime urination habits from a young age. A minority of bedwetting cases in children are organic, often caused by conditions such as spina bifida, spinal meningitis, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, underdeveloped brain, small bladder capacity, urinary tract infections, bladder stones, phimosis, anal fissures, and pinworms. For organic conditions, it is important to seek medical treatment promptly. Once the disease is cured, the enuresis will also be cured. For functional enuresis, it can be completely cured, and the following points should be noted: ① Parents should treat their child's bedwetting correctly. Bedwetting is unconscious, and parents should show sympathy, understanding, and help, never beating or abandoning the child. ② Relieve psychological burdens. Children aged 3 and older have begun to understand things, and parents should persuade and comfort the child, letting them know that this is a temporary functional disorder that can be cured, thereby relieving their psychological burden and establishing confidence in the cure. ③ Establish a reasonable daily routine. Avoid letting the child play too tired during the day, allowing them to nap for 1-2 hours in the afternoon, not giving them liquid diets after 4 p.m., drinking less soup or water with dinner, and letting them go to bed before