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No matter when or how often it happens, bedwetting causes great distress and embarrassment. It is important to understand that occasional bedwetting is a normal happening in the growing up process, and that medical treatment is available for children who have it too often. Though nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) tends to work itself out over a period of time (15 per cent a year do grow out of it), the modern consensus among physicians is that leaving chronic bedwetting untreated chips away at a child’s self-esteem and negatively affects social development. Homeopathic medicines for bedwetting help treat the condition naturally and are completely safe for use in children.
What Causes Bedwetting?
Experts do not know what causes bedwetting. Most cases probably result from a mix of factors, including slower physical development, an overproduction of urine at night, a lack of ability to recognise bladder filling when asleep, and, in some cases, anxiety. For many, there is a strong family history of bedwetting, suggesting an inherited factor. Certain inherited genes appear to contribute to incontinence. Danish researchers have found a site on human chromosome 13 that is responsible, at least in part, for night-time wetting. If both parents were bedwetters, a child has an 80 per cent chance of being a bedwetter.
There are a variety of emotional reasons for bedwetting. For example, when a young child begins bedwetting after several months or years of dryness during the night, this may reflect new fears of insecurity. This may follow changes or events, which make the child feel insecure: moving to a new environment, losing a family member or loved one, or especially the arrival of a new baby or child in the home. Sometimes bedwetting occurs after a period of dryness because the child?s original toilet training was too stressful.
Homeopathic Medicines for Bedwetting
Bedwetting can be treated to a large extent with the help of natural homeopathic medicines. Homeopathy medicines for bedwetting work by targeting the underlying cause behind the problem. These medicines for bedwetting are highly individualised and are prescribed according to the symptoms. The top medicines for bedwetting include Equisetum, Causticum, Kreosote, Cina and Benzoic Acid.
1. Equisetum – For Bedwetting In Children Without Any Cause
Equisetum is a medicine used to treat bedwetting where the child has developed a habit of wetting the bed at night during sleep. There is usually no cause behind it. This medicine is also recommended in cases where the child has nightmares and frightful dreams with bedwetting. I use this as my first line of treatment for bedwetting and have found great success with it.
2. Causticum and Sepia – For Bedwetting During First Part of Sleep
Causticum and Sepia are medicines used to treat bedwetting in children who urinate in the first part of sleep, or as soon as they fall asleep.
3. Kreosote – For Bedwetting during Deep Sleep
Kreosote is a medicine used to treat bedwetting where the child passes urine while in a deep sleep, and it is tough to waken the child. High frequency of urination during the day and presence of red or white sediments in the urine are other symptoms.
4. Benzoic Acid – For Bedwetting when Urine Smells Foul
Benzoic Acid is a medicine used to treat bedwetting in cases where the urine has a foul, offensive smell. The urine also tends to leave brown stains on the bed sheet.
5. Cina – For Bedwetting Related to Worms
Cina is a medicine used to treat bedwetting related to worms. Grinding of teeth during sleep, shrieking, crying or being scared during sleep, an irritable or obstinate behavior, rubbing of nostrils are some other symptoms that indicate the need for this medicine.
Managing Bedwetting in Children
In most cases, children outgrow problems of bedwetting with age. If it is a recurring problem in an older child, a physician can help diagnose the underlying cause and discuss the treatment options. If the child is not particularly bothered by the problem of bedwetting, small lifestyle changes like limiting the amount of fluid intake after evening, avoiding caffeine, practicing better toilet habits, etc. can go a long way in managing the problem.
Causes and Risk Factors of Bedwetting
Although a majority of times there is no major detectable cause behind bedwetting, Certain medical conditions can lead to the development of nocturnal enuresis
- Hormonal Imbalance: A hormonal imbalance during childhood means that some children are unable to produce enough anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), which helps slow down the production of urine.
- Small bladder: In some children, the urinary bladder is not developed enough, so the child is unable to hold urine at night.3
- Not recognizing a full bladder: In some children, the nerves that control the urinary bladder mature at a slower rate. This means that the child is not able to recognize that the bladder is full, especially in the case of deep-sleepers.
- Urinary tract infection: A urinary tract infection makes it difficult for a child to control urination, and bedwetting, frequent urination, pain during urination and reddish-pink urine are symptoms of a UTI.
- Sleep Apnea: In some cases, bedwetting is a sign of obstructive sleep apnea. The latter is a condition in which a person’s breathing gets interrupted during sleep. This happens due to inflamed or enlarged adenoids or tonsils. Snoring and daytime drowsiness are other symptoms of sleep apnea.
- Diabetes: Bedwetting can be the first sign of diabetes in a child who is not a regular bedwetter. Other signs of diabetes can include passing large amounts of urine at once, increased thirst, fatigue, and weight loss in spite of a good appetite.
- Constipation: It is a similar set of muscles that control the elimination of both urination and stools. In case of chronic constipation, these muscles can become dysfunctional and lead to bedwetting.
In some rare cases, a child may have a structural abnormality in the urinary tract system or the nervous system. This abnormality can be a cause behind bedwetting.
Risk Factors
- Bedwetting is twice as common in males as compared to females, although it can affect anyone. Some risk factors associated with bedwetting include:
- Anxiety and Stress: Bedwetting can sometimes be triggered due to a stressful event like a new sibling, moving places, starting a new school, being away from home, being away from parents, etc.
- Heredity: Genetics also play a role in passing on this condition from parent to child. If one or both the parents had problems with bedwetting as children, chances of their offspring having the same problem are high.
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Children who are diagnosed with ADHD are more likely to be afflicted with bedwetting.
Diagnosing Bedwetting
A physician can recommend certain tests (depending on the symptoms) to identify any underlying medical causes of bedwetting, such as:
- Urine Tests: A urine test can help look for signs of a urinary tract infection, diabetes or other issues.
- Physical exam: The physician may inquire about regular habits like diet and fluid intake, family history of the disease, bladder habits, bowel movements and other symptoms associated with bedwetting.
- X-rays or other Imaging Tests: These tests help take a look at the kidneys and the bladder to analyze any problems with the urinary tract.
My 7 year old son has never stopped wetting during the night. He sleeps very hard and he is all over the bed. We are also needing to treat attention ad/hd.
Thanks in advance
Dear Dr. Sharma,
My daughter is 16 years old and has been bedwetting at night since small. I tried Enukind but its not working on her. She does not get any dreams of bedwetting or any other dreams. She is not aware when she passes urine. She cant bear cold. Fond of spicy food. I deworm every six months. She is slightly short tempered and cries easily at times. Request you to please suggest some homeopathy medicine for her.
Thanks
My daughter’s have two problems :
(1) bed wetting since childhood (now she is 15 years old)
(2) Uncontrollable urine drops even during day time (it recur after few months of treatment)
This problem was started after age of 10 or 11.
Note: She has been treated with both Allopathy and Homoeopathy medicines
Right now she is using Equistium 30X and Rhus Tox 200X
Kindly suggest medicine and any other prevention which can help ?
Best Regards
Dear doctor,
I have 12 year old daughter she has a twin brother. My daughter is bedwetting since birth. The longest period she left wetting was 15 days when we were back home. Only few times she stops otherwise she is a regular bed wetter. Please suggest some medicine so I get some relief.
Thanks
Aysha
Sepia 30 try kro
Hi Dr. Sharma,
My son is 18 yrs old and still wetting to bed in night time. He’s a deep sleeper. He doesn’t always wake up with alarm clock. He’s tried medications but it don’t work all the time. So we are interested in going the homeopathy route. Please consult if you can help. Thank You
Sir my son is 12 year old his habit to bet weting please suggest some medicine
I am suffering from multiple myeloma (cancer) for the last 8 years. I am facing a problem of bed wetting while asleep whether in a day or night. Due to the medication I have acute constipation for which I usually take triphala.
Could you please suggest some medicine to get rid of this problem. Since last 2 months the problem has aggregated.
Hello Dr my child is 6 years old now.it’s the daily routine of bed wetting since his birth.me the mother also had a past history of bed wetting…help me please to choose which medicine I should go for
Sir, My son is 12 years old and his weight is 45 kg. He has not fair complexion & he is short tempered also. He doesn’ t take so much interest in study but gets good marks. However his elder sister is very intellgent & is topper in school. Now my problem is that my son always wets bed in nights & sometimes in day time also. Urine has strong odour & in large quantity. I have used causticum but it didn’ t give better result. Now i am much anxious about him .Iknow homoeopath requires patien’s history. so i gave u the detail Please suggest me effective medicine
My daughter is 9 years old, she weighs 33 kg, she had urinary tract infection (e coli) when she was 3 years old and was hospitalised for the same for 3 days, she wets her bed at night is there any advice you can give me.
My daughter is 8 yrs old weight 67 pounds and only wets bed at night she wears a pull up but she wishes she was normal like other children makes me sad we talk daily about it in a positive way I just bought Boiron causticum 30 it says 5 pellets 3 time a day ??? Thank you
I am a 28years old woman and have been bedwetting all my entire life and this happens in form of a dream as I usually dream that I am urinating in the dream then before I could manage to wake up,I realize the deed has been done as I have already urinated on the bed.What are BETTER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS to this SHAMEFUL PREDICAMENT please?.I await your answer and positive solutions.Thank you!
I am a 28years old woman and have been bedwetting all my entire life and this happens in form of a dream as I usually dream that I am urinating in the dream then before I could manage to wake up,I realize the deed has been done as I have already urinated on the bed.What are BETTER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS to this SHAMEFUL PREDICAMENT please?.
take Acid Phos Q, 10 drops every 3 hours for 3 days. then every 4 hours for 4 days. hopefully the problem will be resolved.
My grand son Age 10 years is bed wetting.
can you suggest something
Dr. Sharma
my daughter age is 6+, she is having problem of bed wet, specially on winter when she is in deep sleep and having bad smell on urine. So pls suggest the medicine to provide to overcome the issue. Also the course of same
Regards
Utpal Bhattacharjee
Dr sabji
My son is 14 years old.Every night he wets the bed.pl help me Dr.
Dr my age is 28 years and I am having of problem of bedwetting. I see dreams of passing urination.I am very much disturbed coz I can’t share this problem with any one.plz suggest me medicine.
i am 28 year old and i have bed wetting problem.plz tell the medicine.
Dear Sir,
I have a problem of bedweting in night times from 7 years, while dreamed that i am in toilet for urinals,, atleast monthly 1 2 times i have suffer with this problem. eventhough i regularly alarmed at night 2 O’clock and again 5.00 Am regularly in my mobile to avoid bedwetting my age is 43 year please tell me best Homeopathy medicine to stop my bedwetting.
Thanking you Sir
Dear Dr. Sharma,
My son is six and a half years old. He wets his bed in the winter; not every night though. He doesn’t wake up from sleep when he does it. He is susceptible to cold. We live in Jordan where the weather changes abruptly, the winters are cold and it is dusty. In the summer he is fine. Could you suggest a remedy?
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Shima
dear doc
my son is 9 years old. he is facing bed wetting problem on daily basis (summer “& winter both )
can it will be cure?we are very helpless towards this problem.pls guide us.
Sir,
My son is about 18 years old. he is mentally week and urine discharged on bed on the whole day. please advice me for the best medicine.