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Enuresis

Condition Overview:

Enuresis (say "en-yur-ee-sis") is the medical term for bed-wetting during sleep. Bed-wetting is fairly common. About 5 million to 7 million children wet the bed. It's more common among boys than girls.

Some of the causes of bed-wetting include the following:
Genetic factors (it tends to run in families)
Difficulties waking up from sleep Slower than normal development of the central nervous system--this reduces the child's ability to stop the bladder from emptying at night Hormonal factors (not enough antidiuretic hormone--this hormone reduces the amount of urine made by the kidneys)
Urinary tract infections Abnormalities in the urethral valves in boys or in the ureter in girls or boys Abnormalities in the spinal cord Inability to hold urine for a long time because of small bladder Bed-wetting isn't caused by drinking too much before bedtime. It's not a mental or behavior problem. It doesn't happen because the child is too lazy to get out of bed to go to the bathroom. And children do not wet the bed on purpose or to irritate their parents.
 

Children achieve bladder control at different ages. By the age of 5 years, most children no longer urinate in their sleep. Bed-wetting up to the age of 5 is not unusual, even though it may be frustrating to parents. Treating a child for bed-wetting before the age of 5 is not necessary and may even be harmful to the child.