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Home remedies for bedwetting include walnut, raisin, healthy diet, cranberry juice, banana, parsley leaves, cinnamon bark, herbal tea, avoiding sweets, meat, chocolate, preserved food items, liquid, training and positive reinforcement etc. Bedwetting is an involuntary act of urinating unknowingly. It causes embarrassment in individuals. Proper eating habits and avoiding liquids before sleeping along with other remedial measures can completely cure the habit.
Bedwetting, night time incontinence or Nocturnal Enuresis is the act of involuntary urination while the individual is asleep. It is a habit related disorder and is a cause of embarrassments to both parents as well as children when they grow up a little. A report from Mehta Childcare says that at the age of 5, 20% children wets bed at night, out of which 15% are able to learn and achieve control over the disorder within a year.
Medical disorders like anaemia, urinary tract infection, diabetes, constipation etc. may cause bedwetting. Genetic factors, abnormalities of spinal cord, defects in urinary bladders and deep sleep can also be responsible for the same. The main cause which seems to be more appropriate is that the urinary system of the child must be immature and which is why there is no voluntary control over the act of micturition causing release of urine abruptly. Or it may also be possible that the bladder of the child is too small to hold urine within and is therefore expelled unknowingly. Bedwetting can be categorised in two types. The primary bedwetting is the one in which the child urinates almost every night, while in secondary bedwetting the act of urinating is random and occurs rarely.
Even female adults suffer from the bedwetting habits as researched by the Egyptian urology Association. They have found out that an overactive bladder is responsible for bladder dysfunction.
- The prominent symptoms of
- Unintentional and uncontrolled wetting
- Urination is accompanied by burning sensation
- Dripping and staining of underpants
- Urine is cloudy n reddish in appearance
- During day time also wetting may occur
Some home remedies which can effectively help in curbing bedwetting are as follows-
- Walnut and Raisins: It has been observed that eating a walnut and few raisins before going to bed may prevent bedwetting.
- Healthy Diet: A diet rich in leafy vegetables and fibres is considered to be better for bedwetting patients. Nutrients in the form of almonds, milk and sesame can be taken which are abundant in magnesium, calcium and silica.
- Cranberry Juice: Prior to sleeping, cranberry juice can be had which prevents urine passage at night.
- Banana: these are considered to bind stomach and have been used to prevent bedwetting at night. A banana at night before sleep can relieve you from urinating.
- Parsley and Cinnamon Bark: Chewing few leaves of parsley or a small piece of bark of cinnamon is also one of the preventive measures that are easy to follow.
- Herbal Tea: A concoction made up of horsetail, bearberry and oak bark is a well known ayurvedic practice that prevents flow of urine while sleeping.
- Avoid Sweets, Meat, Chocolates and Artificial Additives: It is advised not to intake sweets, meat, chocolate and other preserved food items.
- Avoid Liquid: Liquids in any form should be avoided before going to bed which otherwise increases the occurrence of urination.
- Training: Kids are too small to be scolded for what they do unintentionally. Therefore they must be taught as to how to retain urine for a longer time.
- Positive Reinforcement: The child is embarrassed and ashamed of this process. In such situations the parents play a major role in supporting the mental state of the children. They need to make them understand that enuresis is a natural phenomenon and not a mistake. They should make the child wake up in the midst of night for micturition. Parents should also take care of the diet and drinking habits of the kids before sleeping.
The most important parameter at this period of time is surely the patience with which parents treat their children. If harsh and rude attitudes are shown towards the kid, he or she may never be able to come out of the problem. They need constant training and must be treated with care. Once the child grows up, he will be able to overcome the habit of bedwetting by simple home remedial measures.
This article was contributed by Seema Adnani
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References: Mehta Childcare and Egyptian urology Association.
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