Adult Bedwetting Could Be Caused By A More Dangerous Condition
Bed wetting is usually quite common in developing children who are potty training and still lack the physical control and psychological cues needed to always recognize a need to urinate. There is no lack of books, training videos and websites devoted to solutions, suggestions and products designed for children who wet their beds.
Adults who involuntarily wet themselves during sleep often feel embarrassed and afraid to mention their issue to anyone, even their own doctor. This is an unfortunate mistake.
Both adult men and women can suffer from uncontrollable bed wetting and it's often a confusing ailment to admit to a doctor. Adults who wet the bed may be awakened by their condition or sleep through it entirely and only learn of their problems when they awaken.
There are two distinct kinds of adult bed wetters. They are loosely broken into people who have wet their beds all their lives and people who have only started wetting their beds after a long period of dryness.
PNE (primary nocturnal enuresis) sufferers are people who have had bed wetting issues throughout most of their mature life. These periods of bed wetting may vary from frequent to infrequent but have affected the person over a number of years beyond early childhood. Primary nocturnal enuresis often, but not always, leads the individual to suffer from psychological and self-esteem issues if not treated by a medical specialist. Sometimes physical maladies are the root cause for bed wetting in adults who have been doing it all their lives.
Adult onset enuresis, or secondary nocturnal enuresis, is a type of bed wetting which adults are said to suffer from when they develop their habits later in life and have not spent their entire lives suffering.
Many times adults who begin wetting the bed after a period of dryness unknowingly contribute to their own problems. Excessive drinking, caffeine or even drug use could all lead to adult bed wetting. Emotional distress can also lead to occasional bed wetting amongst adults who don't normally have a problem sleeping and staying dry through the night.
If you suffer from adult bed wetting or have concerns about someone who does, visiting a urologist or qualified physician is probably your best option.
It is estimated that over 4 million American adults suffer from bed wetting. Adult bed wetting can often be the sign of a more dangerous underlying medical condition such as bladder cancer or diabetes, so it is not something to be ignored or treated lightly.