Posts Tagged ‘Nocturnal Enuresis’

Food Allergies May Cause Child’s Bed-wetting

August 21st, 2007 by Caryn Talty | 5,073 views | Comments7 Comments »
sxc.hu | author: Carla Peroni

sxc.hu | author: Carla Peroni

Bed-wetting, or Nocturnal Enuresis, is a nuisance when parents are starting to potty train. But for many families this inconvenience stretches for many more years. As bed-wetting children age it becomes even more apparent to them that there is something wrong.

There is a shame that runs deep among those that grew up with plastic mattress covers and a second set of spare sheets already underneath them. It is a secret society of members that hold on to their anonymity for life. As adults they remember sleep over parties and vacations that were always wrought with anxiety. A bed-wetter knows when they to go to sleep that more than likely they will awaken hours later wet and embarrassed, and it is completely out of their control. Or is it? …read the rest of this entry »