Question
A five-year-old child is continuously experiencing bedwetting, diagnosed by the hospital as having congenital sacral cleft enuresis. Are there any treatment methods for this condition?
Answer
From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, this condition originates from kidney Qi deficiency, leading to the bladder’s inability to receive proper constraint. The treatment principle is to replenish kidney Qi and strengthen bladder function. Acupuncture therapy has shown good effects in this condition. In addition, parents may consider bringing the child to a regular traditional Chinese medicine hospital pediatric department for massage therapy to observe its effects. The treatment methods include invigorating the spleen, reinforcing the kidneys, and benefiting the lung, aiming to harmonize both innate and acquired factors to achieve the therapeutic goal.