Enuresis, which is mainly seen in children, can be defined as involuntary bedwetting at night. Considering that it is seen in 15-20 percent of children over the age of 5, it affects more than 1 million children in Turkey. It is twice as common in boys as in girls. The fact that it is seen at a rate of 0.5 percent even over the age of 18 shows that 15-20 thousand adults have bedwetting.
In order to be diagnosed with enuresis nocturna, the child's calendar age must be 5 and above, for at least three months and twice a week or more. There should be a lot of nocturnal urinary incontinence and there should be no medical reason or medication that causes this condition, such as diabetes or spina bifida. Only 1 percent of those with urinary incontinence have a neurological or urological problem. No anatomical problem is detected in 90 percent of cases.
Normally, a person feels the urge to urinate at night. A warning goes to the brain. If the bladder capacity is sufficient, urine can be retained until the morning, or if the amount of urine exceeds the capacity, the brain wakes the person up and urinates. If this system does not work, urinary incontinence occurs. Bedwetting also has a genetic side. If one of the parents has it, the probability of its occurrence in children is 40 percent, and if both parents have it, the probability of it occurring is around 70 percent.
Contrary to popular belief, urinary incontinence does not damage the kidneys or cause inflammation in the urinary tract. However, it triggers problems such as disrupting social harmony, creating a psychological burden, and immaturity of self-confidence, and the longer the event lasts, the more chronic these problems become. School success and friendships begin to wear out over time. As you get older, it can escalate to avoiding sleeping at a relative's or friend's house. It is also a serious source of stress for family and caregivers. Almost all families have multiple They state that their children sleep abnormally deeply, that taking children to the toilet at night is like dragging a sack, and that the child becomes disoriented.
To eliminate the problem of urinary incontinence, lifestyle changes such as bladder training, excessive liquid food in the evening, and restricting the intake of cola and coffee at night, In addition to methods such as alarm therapy and drug therapy, hypnosis is also a therapy method.
Contrary to popular belief, children are much more susceptible to hypnosis than adults. It takes an average of 21 days for a thought to become a behavior. In the meantime, frequent hypnosis sessions and suggestions can be repeated continuously, allowing children and adults to wake up in a dry bed in the morning.
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