http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/BedWetting-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:29:19 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/bedwetting-in-older-children-analysis-and-treatment-100599-1.htm Older children bedwetting is usual but distressing. An article in CMAJ (ICanadian Medical Association Journal/I) outlines possible causes and proof for existing treatments. Bedwetting in children aged five years or older, also called nocturnal enuresis, is common, although more common in boys. An American study found a prevalence of bedwetting of 6.21% in boys compared with 2.51% in girls. There is also a strong genetic aspect to bedwetting, as a large British study found a significantly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bedwetting-in-older-children-analysis-and-treatment-100599-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/undiagnosed-constipation-may-be-behind-bedwetting-96721-1.htm Undiagnosed constipation can be a cause for bedwetting and may not always be due to problems with bladder, reveals a new study. Constipation is often the culprit and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting, say researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. They found that 30 children and adolescents who sought treatment for bedwetting all had large amounts of stool in their rectums, despite the majority having normal bowel habits....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/undiagnosed-constipation-may-be-behind-bedwetting-96721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Steps-and-Patience-Could-Help-Treat-Bedwetting-in-Kids-55291-1.htm Patience on the part of parents, along with some simple steps, can help cure nighttime bedwetting, or primary nocturnal enuresis, among kids. While most of the children outgrow this condition, others continue wetting the bed up to the age of 6-7 years, which could eventually raise social and psychological issues. The condition happens more often in boys than in girls, and tends to run in families. Dr. Paul Austin, associate professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and a paediatric urologist at St....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Steps-and-Patience-Could-Help-Treat-Bedwetting-in-Kids-55291-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/2-year-old-Deprived-of-Fluids-for-Bedwetting-Dies-Child-Carers-Charged-35539-1.htm They offered to take care of the 2-year-old son of their family friend only to drive the boy to death by depriving him of fluids as punishment for bedwetting. The brother and sister duo appeared in court in Connecticut Wednesday to face charges over the child's death. Police said 23-month-old Amari Jackson died of dehydration while Sharon Patterson and her brother Robert Patterson were caring for him in February. Investigators said glasses around the house were laced with hot sauce to keep the boy from drinking....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/2-year-old-Deprived-of-Fluids-for-Bedwetting-Dies-Child-Carers-Charged-35539-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16400 Bedwetting (enuresis) is involuntary urination during sleep, and is a major problem for children and their parents. Psychologically, enuresis takes a severe toll. It is among the top 10 conditions children worry about most, says Danish doctor Soren Rittig. Urine output, is controlled in part, by our own internal daily clocks, or circadian rhythm With the transition from day to night, our bodies reduce the amount of excreted water, electrolytes and other metabolic end -products in preparation for hours of sleep....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16400 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10712 A study that was published in Urology Journal BJUI International has stated that, one in 50 teenager's still wet the bed and almost half of 19-year-olds who have a problem are wetting the bed every night. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Prince of Wales Hospital had analysed the results of more than 16,500 questionnaires surveying children who were aged 5 to 19. The researchers found that almost 3% of the children reported on bed wetting in the nighttime and one ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10712 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9743 According to experts making some simple changes in the diet will go a long way in curbing bedwetting. Parent's watchfulness of what their children eat and drink makes a lot of difference in solving the problem. Dr. Kirk Pinto, pediatric urologist at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, said that children who are having trouble with bedwetting should avoid the three Cs --caffeine, carbonation, and citrus. While there are medications to treat bedwetting, simple diet changes can ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9743 http://www.medindia.net/news/ Turkish researchers have established the association between adult urinary incontinence with bedwetting as a child. After studying more than 1000 Turkish women, the research says that the reason between bedwetting as a child may be the same for exhibiting lack of control in controlling urine as an adult. The researchers feel that these women may suffer from some faulty neural pathway that connects the bladder and the brain, giving them wrong signals that are beyond their control. On the other ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/