Question
The little girl is almost three years old, but why can’t she control her bowel movements? When asked if she needs to use the toilet, she always shakes her head, indicating no desire to urinate, yet she often wets her pants unintentionally. Some suggest that enuresis does not require treatment and will naturally improve as they grow older. I would like to ask the experts, will pediatric enuresis really heal naturally?
Answer
Pediatric enuresis typically refers to the phenomenon of children over the age of 5 still involuntarily urinating at night. For your child, since she is not yet three years old, it is not strictly speaking considered enuresis. Additionally, there are many reasons that can lead to enuresis in children, including genetic factors, small bladder capacity, and overly active detrusor muscles. Generally, as children grow older, most cases of enuresis can improve and heal, but a few may persist into adulthood.