Maybe you are wondering, “Why do adults still bed wet and wear incontinence pads?” Yes, adults are still bed wet. Bedwetting among children may be normal, but for adults, sometimes it is because of nighttime incontinence or nocturnal enuresis. Nocturnal enuresis can be a symptom of uncontrolled bladder problems like overactive bladder or incontinence. 

 

Bedwetting may cause soggy sheets and clothes as you wake up soaked on your pee in the middle of the night. You may be embarrassed, but the good thing is that you’re alone in your bedroom, looking at the mess you’ve made. But don’t worry, bedwetting may be embarrassing, but there are things you can do to stop this. 

 

Hormonal imbalances and lifestyle choices sometimes cause bedwetting. Gender and genetics are also some of the factors why bedwetting occurs. Certain lifestyle changes, food, and drink choices also affect your bladder, which causes it to react at night when you leave it unguarded. Using bathroom safety before sleep may help a little when you are suffering from bedwetting. Here are what you should know about bedwetting and how it can help with yours.

 

Things you should know about bedwetting.

 

People who wet their beds must consult their doctors or specialists to address the issue. But sometimes, you need a urologist or a sleep disorder specialist because they know how to handle your broken sleeping patterns because of incontinence. Here are bedwetting things you should know.

 

  • Coffee makes you pee.

 

Coffee contains caffeine which irritates the bladder the most. If you’re a coffee lover, this should be the time to think about your bladder. The number one cause of bedwetting in teenagers is because of caffeine intake. We all know teenagers today are addicted to coffee from morning to evening. Not only teenagers but those who work at night. People like to drink boost shakes because it boosts their alertness and mind when doing things without knowing that it may backfire someday by irritating the bladder.

 

  • Deep sleepers

 

Some say that deep sleeping is a sleep disorder that many are suffering from. Deep sleepers experience different symptoms based on their brain wave activity during sleep, differentiating them from light and heavy sleepers. Research says that a deep sleeper’s brain doesn’t get any signal causing the bladder to overreact and be filled without notice. 

 

  • Constipation causes bedwetting

 

Constipation makes your stomach bloat, cramp, and pain. How does it associate with bedwetting? The full bowels press on your bladder, making them uncontrollable contractions during and after sleep. Constipation is a traitor because you don’t know where or when to leak. Accidents may always happen when you’re sleeping, making your chux pads soak.

 

  • Sexual abuse

 

This one may seem odd because people who experienced sexual abuse while still young may experience bedwetting as they age. Victims of sexual abuse may experience these symptoms apart from bedwetting: 

  • Urinary tract infections
  • Itching
  • Unusual discharge
  • STD (Sexually transmitted disease)
  • Vaginal pain

 

Suffering from these symptoms is the main cause of wetting in bed. Dealing with sexual abuse may have aftermath and fear after what happened. To overcome this, you should seek help from your family, loved ones, and a counselor.

 

  • Emotional problems

 

After some time, you feel sleepy and tired of everything you’re dealing with in your life. Emotional stress may cause incontinence to people dealing with emotional problems. Emotional stress caused by harmful and tragic events is some of the reasons why you are bedwetting right now. Isolating from others, relocating from other places, or the death of someone you love may cause emotional problems.

 

  • Tiredness

 

Tiredness is the number one cause for children to get wet when they sleep. But adults, after a hard long day of work, sometimes forget to wipe their faces with adult wipes and release their urine when they come home. It gives urine the chance to irritate the bladder when you sleep, which causes your bedwetting. You don’t have the proper control over your pelvic floor muscles, causing them to leak because of your tiredness.

 

  • Hereditary

 

You may not believe this, but if your mother or father experienced bedwetting, you also have a high chance of being a bedwetter. According to studies, half of the population percentage of children who wet their bed got it as the “bedwetting gene,” a strong one among families. The chance of people who don’t have this bedwetting gene among their families is only 15%.

 

  • Hard to define a full bladder

 

An unrecognizing full bladder level may cause your bedwetting. When you think you’re still not ready for bathroom release, you sleep, learning that you wet your bed while waking up. The nerves that control the bladder are not yet prepared to mature, making them not to wake you up while having an accident. You know the feeling when you’ve just peed. Your bladder seems not to have it all. That’s why you returned to the toilet thinking you could pee more, but nothing came out.

 

  • It is not normal

 

Bedwetting is not a normal symptom. If you thought that bedwetting was normal because you experienced this when you were young, well, bedwetting is a symptom of incontinence, and being incontinent is not normal. You should also consider that if you wear an adult diaper, disposable brief, or put bed pads in your bed, you’re incontinent.

 

  • Breathe techniques

 

Your breathing also contributes to your bedwetting problem. The way you breathe affects the bladder’s ability to function properly. But properly breathing helps the urine flow and bladder to operate even if you’re sleeping. So if you have colds, make sure to breathe in your mouth to have proper breathing still. 

 

Final Thoughts

 

After your childhood days, you probably begin to outgrow bedwetting. The ability to control one’s bladder is better established and robust at a young age. We can treat bedwetting in children and adults with lifestyle modifications, medical & personal care, and support from family and friends.

Even while we can treat bedwetting with lifestyle changes, you should still visit a doctor to rule out any underlying medical conditions that might be to blame. Additionally, if you’ve never experienced bedwetting but have just started as an older adult, consult your doctor for available incontinence products. AvaCare Medical will supply your needs, whatever they are. For more information about AvaCare Medical’s services, please contact us at 1-877-813-7799 or email us at [email protected].