Question
I would like to inquire with you, what should an adult do about bedwetting? My sister is 19 years old this year. Last time she came home for university vacation, she was whining to sleep with my sister (me). When I woke up in the morning, I felt the bed was wet, which startled me, and it was only then that I found out from my sister that she had wet the bed, and this wasn’t the first time.
Answer
Bedwetting at this age is referred to as enuresis. The most common causes of enuresis are spina bifida and spinal dural hernia, which can affect the function of the spinal cord, leading to the appearance of neurogenic bladder, where the bladder contracts and loses neural control, resulting in enuresis. This first requires a urine color Doppler examination and a residual urine test. If this condition exists, a lumbar MRI must be performed, and surgery is required after diagnosis.