Question
A five-year-old child frequently has bedwetting issues. How does traditional Chinese medicine treat children’s bedwetting?
Answer
From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, bedwetting in children is classified as a disorder of functional imbalance between the spleen and kidney meridians. For a five-year-old child who still experiences bedwetting, it is recommended to consider the child’s psychology as well as the adjustment of the spleen and kidney organs. Deficiencies in the spleen and kidney in children can lead to the kidneys being unable to retain urine, thereby causing the child’s brain nerves to fail to control urine, which manifests as bedwetting symptoms. Therefore, it is advisable to adopt the principle of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney in traditional Chinese medicine for adjustment.