Nocturnal enuresis? Why? By Yunji Park

Why?

• no balance between night-time urine production and the capacity of the bladder to hold it

• Genetic reasons

Why? - continued

• Stress• Anything that gets kids tired

• Constipation• diabetes/ kidney failure

• Anxiety• lack of the hormone

ADH

Who?

• 1/6 of 5 year olds• 1/11 of 9 year olds• 1/50 to 1/100 of the age of 15 or older

• Mostly boys• children's bladder function control and night-time urine production is slow• This is very common until the age of 3

Symptoms

• Not really a disease so there is no real symptom.

• Only psychological symptom• People feel embarrassed, ashamed, disgusted, and more.

Treatments

• no caffeine drinks• drink lots of liquid during the whole day. ( not just at home)• No drink after 6 p.m.

• go to the bathroom before sleeping

• There are drugs, but not useful for long-term

• Put on a potty

Cleaning up

• Put books or heavy stuff over newspaper that is over the spot you’ve wet

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Punishment

• Oh- Joom-Ssa-Geh = 오줌싸개

• Kids used to wear these on their heads and go around the neighborhood to ask for salt.

Work cited

• http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleID=152

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/bedwetting1.shtml