Bedwetting In Children - Know How Homeopathy Can Help!

Bed wetting is a phenomenon in which a child loses bladder control and urinates involuntarily, on the bed when fast asleep at night. It is the cause of substantial mental distress in children. The frequency of urination is approximate >2-3 nights/week.

The physiological process of bladder control: The urinary bladder is a contractile organ that works as a vessel to hold urine. It enlarges as urine enters and contracts to push the urine out of the system. The nerves send a signal to the brain when the bladder is distended with urine. The upshot, the brain sends a message to hold the urine until the person voluntarily empties the bladder.

Biological nocturnal urinary control is dependent on:

1. Nocturnal urine production

2. Nocturnal bladder function.

3. Sleep and arousal mechanism.

A. The Secret Problem

A child gains bladder control at night, but it may vary with age. After attaining the age of five, 15% of the children continue bed wetting and after the age of 10, only 5% are found to be still bed wetting. The incidences of bed wetting in boys are twice as compared to girls. Bed wetting can often lead to extreme embarrassment and social awkwardness for the child as well as parents. For parents to handle such an ineluctable child problem, they must know the causes that are leading to bed wetting.

B. The Bedwetting Gene

Your DNA may be the chief contributor to your child's bed wetting; research states that in 75 percent of the cases, this problem is found to be hereditary. However, parents should deal with this problem with sensibility and sensitivity, so as not to alienate their children in any way.

C. Causes

1. Delayed Bladder Maturation: In such cases, the communication between the bladder and the brain is delayed.

2. Lower Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH): Inadequate secretion of such hormones causes the kidneys to produce lesser urine during the day, thus increasing chances of bed wetting at night.

3. Deep Sleeping: With deep sleeping, the brain fails to get the signal that the bladder may be full.

4. Constipation: With constipation, the problem is that there may be an uncontrolled contraction of the bladder due to the bowels being full all the time.

5. Psychology- Mental stress, fear, worry, anger, jealousy, seeking parental attention, lack of proper parental guidance with improper toilet training during the stage of acquisition of muscle control.

When is it a concern?

There is nothing wrong with bedwetting during childhood, especially when the child is less than 2 years of age. However, it might be a concern if the child happens to gain bladder control at night but the condition relapses. Also, if psychological stress happens to be at the root of the child's bedwetting, it could be considered to be a cause for concern.

Homeopathic treatment for bedwetting in children

Homeopathy is a very effective treatment for enuresis in children. These medicines are natural in origin. The homeopathic remedies do not have any side effects at all. Safety of the medicines is a prime concern when you are to give any medicine to your child. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that medicines should be completely harmless. Homeopathic remedies are known to be perfectly safe and have been tried by millions of patients all over the world over the last 2 centuries.

Homeopathy is very successful in treating bedwetting. Homeopathy aims to strengthen the nervous system of the body. This helps the child to gain control over the urinary bladder. The same child who had been urinating in the bed for years can keep the bed dry within a matter of a couple of weeks. The psychological embarrassment of the child as well as the parents vanishes quickly like magic.

It is important to mention here that there are several homeopathic medicines available to cure enuresis. The exact selection of the right medicine depends upon the detailed symptoms of each patient. So, it always recommended consulting a specialized homeopath before going for any self-medication.

Quick tips

1. Ensure that your child urinates right before hitting the bed.

2. Limit your child's fluid intake after having a thorough discussion with the doctor.

3. Set an alarm for the child to wake up and go to the toilet in the middle of the night.

4. Bladder stretching exercises increase the bladder's capacity and thus the quantum of urine that can be held by the child's bladder.

5. Medications, as would be prescribed by a pediatrician.

6. Use a plastic sheet over the bed.

7. And finally, don't panic. Usually, the problem resolves on its own.