Adults Who Wet the Bed Do Not Need To Suffer
Though it's often under reported, many adults wet their bed unintentionally throughout their lives and are too scared or ashamed to even tell their doctors. Bed wetting, usually associated with children, could be a sign of a more serious condition in adults.
People who suffer from nocturnal enuresis, or adult bed wetting, are often too ashamed to even tell their doctor about this problem. Unfortunately, these people could be helped if only they spoke to a medical professional.
Adult bed wetting, or adult nocturnal enuresis, is a condition which plagues many men and women of all ages and from all walks of life. Strictly speaking adult bed wetting occurs when an adult cannot control his or her bladder during sleep or overnight and ends up urinating or wetting the bed. This loss of bladder control in bed may or may not actually wake the person from sleep.
There are two distinct types 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 (years) of dryness.
Adults who wet their beds over their lifetimes are said to suffer from primary nocturnal enuresis, which is often consider the more difficult type of adult bed wetting to treat. It often leads to psychological problems and low-self esteem.
Adults who begin wetting the bed later in life or at random periods may actually be suffering from an undiagnosed or more dangerous ailment and should see their doctor immediately. These people are said to be suffering from adult onset enuresis.
There are lots of different causes of adult bed wetting, and a qualified doctor is probably your best option. Certain drugs, internal injuries, emotional stress and even bladder cancer can all cause an otherwise healthy adult to wet the bed.
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.