Question
My son is ten years old. He used to wet the bed when he was younger, but he still wets the bed at ten. I want to ask you what causes him to wet the bed frequently. What’s going on if a 10-year-old still wets the bed? Is it because of what he eats or something else? Can it be cured?
Answer
Generally speaking, bedwetting in children over five years old is considered abnormal. Long-term bedwetting in children over five is a medical condition that requires treatment. If a child aged five or older experiences involuntary nighttime urination multiple times, occurring twice or more weekly and persisting for six months, and this does not happen when they are awake, it is clinically known as primary nocturnal enuresis. Immediate medical treatment is needed.