Bedwetting during the nights is common for children below 5 years old. However, if a grown up is still urinating in his/her bed during the nights, without their knowledge, it can be an underlying cause or disease. Grown ups who face this issue, often find it embarrassing to stay at someone else’s house, afraid of wetting the sheets during the night. Bedwetting in adults is involuntary, and is more affected by boys than girls.
Bedwetting can be due to bladder/kidney stone, neurological disorders, enlarged prostate, simple stress or other serious conditions.
What causes bedwetting in adults?
The kidneys produce urine and travels through the ureters to the bladder. The bladder stores the urine until it is ready to be pushed out of the body through the urethra, a tube that connects the bladder to the outside. The hormone ADH is made less at night. If you do not have adequate amount of ADH hormone or when your kidneys do not respond well to it, you might face bedwetting problems.
Some of the common reasons why a grown up wets the bed might be:
- Hormonal issues
- Small bladder
- Overactive muscles
- Sleep apnea
- Blockage in the urinary tract
- Anatomy
Consult a doctor if your urination becomes a frequent routine during the nights while asleep. The doctor may medicate you according to your cause of bedwetting after examining. Meanwhile, you can try these natural ways to control your bedwetting problem.
How to get out of this embarrassing situation?
- Do not take too much fluids before going to sleep and limit your liquid consumption from the evening.
- Set alarms during the night at regular intervals and wake yourself up for bathroom visits.
- Urinate before going to bed.
- Limit your alcohol consumption or sugar drinks as they will make you urinate frequently.
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