Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Bedwetting

Bedwetting or Primary Nocturnal Enuresis problem is very common among children. However, most of the families mostly never disclose or discuss this problem openly. It is reported that approximately 20% of children at the age of 5, 10% of 6 year olds and also 1% of adults experience a lack of ability of control their bladders at night time. Whereas there is a medical state which is the cause of bedwetting, and it is necessary that every child should be tested to rule out the conditions.

The studies reveal that bedwetting can be treated effectively with acupuncture and no side effects were found during the period or during the treatment. It has been reported by Italian researchers that acupuncture has given a 55% reduction in bedwetting among children. Aacupuncture is one of the lesser known forms of treatment for bedwetting. Several methods of acupuncture have been examined, with achievement rates considered to those seen in conventional therapies.

Acupuncture has shown a substantial promise in treating bedwetting in children. It is generally agreed that the medications for the treatment of bedwetting have side effects on the efficacy. The study of chinese methods suggests that acupuncture is very safe and realistic treatment choice for children affected with primary nocturnal enuresis. The valuable effect seems to be the outcome of both subjective factors introduced by the acupuncture experience and straight effect from the electromagnetic inspiration.

Once medications confirm the bedwetting as a physical problem, the available treatment options are motivational therapy, behavioral therapy, counseling, drug therapy, etc. These medications are increasing the capacity of bladder or the amount of urine body produced is reduced. However, these medications are not proved as a permanent cure for bedwetting problem and these medicines are having side effects.

Doctors may not prescribe medications for children until attain the age of 7. Conventional Chinese medicine considers bedwetting as a disarray of water metabolism. According to chinese medicine, the water metabolism are controlled by three organs i.e. Spleen, Lungs and the Kidneys. Enuresis is explained as a lack of energy of one of these organs as described in bedwetting Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine have a good effect on children with bedwetting. The success rates of these methods are very high.Auricular acupuncture, body acupuncture, tuina, moxibustion, externally or internally applied medicines, magetotherapy, cupping, etc all are proved to be very effective alone or as a mixture.

Like most Chinese medicine research, the treatment is given more regularly than is realistic and reasonable. Generally Chinese medicines have been given daily, weekly or every next day. If required, the course medicines is repeated. The methods used in chinese medicines is very non-invasive and very effective for treating bedwetting in children and it is so simple without any side-effects. Some types of Chinese medicines like auricular acupressure, tuina and moxibustion can be effortlessly administered by the skilled parents and it can be the reply of many of these bedwetting children.