WHAT IS ENURESIS?

Involuntary urination. Nocturnal Enuresis is the medical term for night time bedwetting

What causes bedwetting?

Deep sleep is the primary cause. (see the McGill Study)

Is bedwetting inherited?

70% of bedwetters have a family history of the problem.

What are the effects of bedwetting?

Lack of self image and self esteem.

Curtails normal activities such as camping and sleep-overs at friends and family members.

The facts

Remember, 20% of all enuretic carry the deep sleep pattern into adulthood. This not just a child's problem. The remaining 80% come out on their own during puberty which, for some children, does not begin until the age of 13.

The facts about enuresis and its serious impact of both the bed wetter and the family are often ignored or played down. Many lives have been made less satisfying and unpleasant because of the attitude and the lack of factual data. It is evident that bed - wetting is humiliating for the bed wetter and a source of family discord and irritation.