Adult Bedwetting Could Be Caused By A More Dangerous Condition
When we think of people who wet the bed we usually think about small children learning to use the bathroom or very elderly people who are unable to control themselves. You may not be aware of this but a good number of otherwise healthy middle-aged adults suffer from adult nocturnal enuresis. Healthy adults who suffer from nocturnal enuresis are often too ashamed to inform their doctor about this problem. Sadly, these people could most likely be helped if they spoke to a qualified doctor.
It is not only older adults who suffer from unwanted bed wetting. This medical condition also affects healthy and strong younger men and women and even adolescents who have no other health concerns. Daytime incontinence can be an issue with many people elderly people, adult bedwetting seems to affect people from all backgrounds and cultural groups.
There are two main types of adult bed wetting – primary nocturnal enuresis and secondary nocturnal enuresis and the symptoms and treatments are different for each type. Not all adults have the same types of nocturnal enuresis problems. Some sufferers have grown up wetting the bed all their lives, while some adults later find themselves with a bed wetting problem after living decades with no problems at all. There are man different treatments available for adults who wet the bed at night.
Bed wetters throughout the decades of their lives are could have medical problems called by physical injuries that are causing their bed wetting. Adults who have wet the bed all their lives are said to suffer from primary nocturnal enuresis. Often adults who suffer from primary nocturnal enuresis are genetically disposed to bed wetting. Genes can play a big role in an adult’s issues with nocturnal enuresis.
Another type of bed wetting is known as secondary nocturnal enuresis and it is the phrase used to denote adults who being having bed wetting issues later in life. Random occurrences of bed wetting are commonly attributed to secondary nocturnal enuresis, which is also referred to as adult onset enuresis. This type of enuresis can sometimes be caused by stress, excessive caffeine consumption before bed or a physical malady that developed later in life.
It’s estimated that millions adults suffer from some sort of bed wetting issue. Urinating in bed can usually be the symptom of a more dangerous medical condition. Though it’s an confusing problem for millions of adults, it’s important to not forget that wetting the bed is a symptom of something and not an actual illness unto itself.
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Written by Pat Miller on October 1st, 2009 with
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