Interesting News About Bed Wetting
Bede wetting is a problem that affects millions of children throughout the world. Everyone is a bed wetter at some point, and getting over the problem is easier for some than others. In this article, we’ll relay some information that has been recently published in various news sources that relate to the topic of bed wetting.
A study was conducted that examined the differences in bed wetting behavior amongst both children that were breast fed as a child and children that were not breast fed. Conducted by Robert Wood Johnson Medical School located in Brunswick, New Jersey, the study examined 55 children who wet the bed and were between the ages of 5 and 13. 117 children who were not bed wetters were also included in the study to act as a control group. The researchers conducting the study predicted that since bed wetting may be the result of delayed neurodevelopment in children, breast milk may help to prevent bed wetting. The results showed that only 45 percent of the bed wetters were breast fed as a child. Also, 81 percent of the control group who never wet their beds were breast fed as a child. The researchers conducting the study argue that this is conclusive proof that breast feeding does have a positive effect when it comes to warding off bed wetting in children. This research is of note considering that bed wetting is a problem to some 5 million children. It is a sleeping disorder that can cause immense shame and low self esteem to the sufferer, as well as causing damage to sheets and beds. Any research that works in the way of helping to prevent bed wetting should be heralded as great news.
A separate study was conducted in Hong Kong regarding the likelihood of bed wetting when it comes to adolescents. Since adolescents are better able to hide the symptoms of bed wetting than children, it’s tough to get actual statistics in the respect of how many teenagers actually wet the bed. The Hong Kong study consisted of a questionnaire given to 16,500 children between ages 5 and 19. The results showed that approximately 1 in 50 teenagers still wet the bed. That is a relatively high number, considering that after age 5, a child’s likelihood of spontaneously quitting bed-wetting is about 15 percent per year. The numbers wane as the child grows older, and it was thought to be of little worries to a teenager. Dr. Chung Yeung, the researcher helming the project, stated that if the teenagers with bed wetting problems do not seek treatment, they may well carry their problem with them throughout their adult lives. For that reason, it’s important that you visit a doctor to address your bed wetting problem if you are still experiencing bed wetting problems well into adolescence. There are many different reasons that one may have a bed wetting problem, and a medical diagnosis can go a long way in helping you to recover from your problem.
