Sometimes children cannot control the bladder and wet the bed even after the age in which the control is supposed to be acquired. This is due to delay in the maturing of physiological reflex bladder control.
Normal age of achieving normal day time control of bladder is 18-24 months. Night control is achieved by 3 years.
Enuresis (bed wetting) is more common in boys, usually heavy sleepers.
Causes of Enuresis (bed wetting)
• Delay in establishment of bladder control is due to:-
• Maturity delay
• Chronic illness
• Inadequate or improper training
• Small bladder capacity.
• Due to organic illness:-
• Epilepsy, cerebral palsy
• Diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidius
• Urinary stone, swelling of urinary organs
• Post-operative
• Psychological ill health.
Acupressure treatment of Enuresis (bed wetting):
Liv 4
K5, 10
CV 3
GB 33
SI 8
UB 10,34,51,65
New point: centre of little finger lower crease.
Reflex points: kidney,UB, uretex, adrenal, lumbar-vertebrae, diaphragm.