Question
What could be the reason for a four-year-old girl to have reduced urine output and increased frequency in recent days?
Answer
Hello, your child’s condition is known as frequent urination, and there are many factors that can cause this, such as increased urine output (due to drinking water or beverages, excessive milk), inflammatory stimulation, non-inflammatory stimulation, bladder or urinary tract obstruction, and neurogenic frequent urination.
- If there are no issues with the child’s urine routine, it can generally rule out urinary tract infection.
- It is recommended to exclude factors such as urethral issues leading to frequent urination but with little urine each time, without pain during urination, and without other symptoms. The first consideration should be regional factors, such as inflammation of the urethral opening or pinworm irritation in the genital area. It is important to clean the external genitalia with warm water more often. Sitz baths are also an option.
- Neurogenic frequent urination, also known as the daytime frequent urination syndrome, is characterized by increased urination during the day and normal at night with no abnormalities in urine tests. Some medication that adjusts the nervous system can be used appropriately. This is not a serious issue and can be self-healing. Wishing your child a healthy growth!