![]() The bladder and bowels sit very near each other in the body. This can change the chemical balance of the brain, which may trigger the bedwetting. Children with this condition have a partly blocked airway that can briefly stop their breathing when they sleep. In rare cases, bedwetting happens because a child has obstructive sleep apnea and snores. This is all common during puberty and especially during a teen's high school years. A deep sleep pattern can be part of normal teen development, as can a poor sleep schedule and too few hours of sleep. Treating the stress can stop the bedwetting. Children have stress when moving to a new home or school, seeing their parents divorce, losing a parent or other people they love, or going through another major life event. This is one of the most common reasons for secondary enuresis. If both parents wet the bed as children, then each of their children would have about a 70% chance of having the same problem. If one parent wet the bed after 5 years old, their children may have the same problem about 40% of the time. It takes more time for night-time control to happen. This allows a child to control when to empty their bladder. ![]() As children get older, the links between the brain and bladder form. Therefore, the bladder will just release urine when it feels full. In babies and toddlers, links between the brain and the bladder have not fully formed. Brain: The brain can’t wake the body up during sleep.Bladder: There’s less space in the bladder to hold urine at night.Kidneys: The kidneys make more urine at night.It’s not completely known why bedwetting occurs, but it’s thought to happen because of a delay in the development of one or more these areas of the body that cause problems at night: Nocturnal enuresis happens 2 to 3 times more often in boys than girls. Around 20% of children have some problems with bedwetting at age 5, and up to 10% still do at age 7, but problems then decrease to 1-3% by the the late teens. Occasional "accidents" are common among children who are toilet trained. How common is bedwetting in children and teens? Here are some frequently asked questions. It's important to work with your child's doctors to find possible causes and solutions. Bedwetting in this age group could be a sign of a urinary tract infection or other health problems, neurological issues (related to the brain), stress, or other issues. Secondary enuresis in older children or teens should be evaluated by a doctor. Secondary enuresis: a child did have bladder control at night for at least 6 months but lost that control and now wets the bed again. ![]()
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