Adult Bedwetting- What Are The Cause Of Bed Wetting And Its Solutions

Adult bed wetting can sometimes be refereed to as enuresis which is divided into two main groups, which are the primary enuresis and the secondary enuresis. The primary enuresis has to do with kids who are still in their under age, bed wetting at night, this is normal since the individual is still a child while the secondary enuresis happens when an adult suddenly seen bed wetting. There are some factors that can be responsible for this aliment which will be discussed in this article, also effective ways of getting rid of it fast.

Significant causes of bed wetting in most adults
Health factor this is one of the main causes of bedwetting in adults, in terms of health there are so main issues that have been found to be the main cause of this sickness.

1.    People with diabetes, cancer of the bladder, prostrate enlargement all of this can led to enuresis

2.    Other health factor has to do with the muscles in the bladder that controls the flow of urine, if this muscle is weak this also can as well led to uncontrollable flow of urine, people taking too much of alcohol and caffeine are mostly affected. 

3.    Use of drugs, there are some drugs which are meant to cure other type of aliment but when taking can stimulate uncontrollable bedwetting hence one has to be very mindful on the type of drugs taken thus the need for doctors prescription.

Family traits
If any of the parents has suffered or experience such uncontrollable flow of urine then there is the probability that such traits can as well be passed to the children.

Another aspect that might be the major cause of adult bedwetting is the secretion of anti-diuretic hormone which notifies the kidney to produce very little of urine but in the case where this hormone is produced less in the body then there will be excessive flow of urine which cannot be controlled by the individual.

Natural cause – old age
As one grows older most of the hormone and muscle responsible for the control of urine gets weaker, this condition is common in most aged people.


Solution on how to stop bedwetting in adults
One thing to note with adult enuresis is that a lot of sufferers are always ashamed discussing their problem with people especially medical personal, they always have this sense of shame, dirt and embarrassment. If you know any one in this condition the first thing to do is to encourage them, let them know the reason why they must see the doctor and discus their problem with him. What most people don’t know is that this sickness is treatable; it could be that this is caused as a result of sleeping disorder which is one of the major causes of adult enuresis in most adult.

Also there are drugs which have been tested and proven very effective in controlling bedwetting in adults, what this drugs does is that it reduces the amount of water that is been converted to urine at night. The name of the drug is DDAVP, in taking the drug it should be done at bed time which is usually night time and the individual is not allowed to take much water before going to bed. 

DDAVP is not a permanent cure it is only a temporary measure, it comes in either tablet or spray. In taken the drugs it should not be done every day because of its side effects it has on the human health thus DDAVP can lead to headache and nose bleeding.