Bedwetting is one of the common problems prevalent in small children, where the child unintentionally passes urine in the bed, during sleep, mostly at night, when sleep duration are of long hours. The main reason could be the small bladder size in children that is unable to hold urine throughout the night. The other reason could be certain fear or hereditary problem.
Whatever be the case, parents take every effort to get the problem solved as soon as possible.
There are many natural solutions that can relief the child from bedwetting. The bedwetting habit of children will not vanish away within a few days of manifesting the home remedies, but will require a more consistent and longer approach.
Hence, parents need to be more patient and follow the remedies continually, for two months to expect the change. In addition, children should be always taught about the bathroom habits and ensure they never go to bed, without visiting the toilet, just before the sleep.
Remedies for Bedwetting
Cinnamon
Children can be made to chew one cinnamon bark in a day to overcome the bedwetting trouble at night. It is known to be the simplest remedy that keeps the body warm, thereby preventing urination while asleep. Alternatively, every
morning cinnamon powder along with little sugar can be sprinkled over a regular buttered toast and given as breakfast to the child.
Jaggery
Jaggery has a heating effect on the body, keeping body warm from within thus helps to overcome the bedwetting problem. Give a small piece of Jaggery every morning with a cup of warm milk and then, post an hour offer roasted sesame seeds and sesame seeds with a little rock salt to the child. Consuming it in above manner for two months will cure the problem.
Avoid Caffeine Foods
Caffeine stimulates urination and therefore foods and beverages containing caffeine like chocolate or cola drinks should be avoided in the evening. This will reduce the bedwetting trouble to a great deal.
Cranberry Juice
Cranberry juice is beneficial for the bladder, kidneys and the urinary tract. It helps in strengthening of urinary tract linings that can withhold urine for long hours. On contrary to all other fluids that should never be offered to child before going to bed, fresh cranberry juice is recommended to be given an hour before the sleep time, to reduce and prevent bedwetting.
Double Voiding Before Sleep
Encourage the child to completely empty his/her bladder by going twice to the toilet, once at the bedtime routine and one more time, just before getting to sleep. Encourage to use toilet at night also, if required. Help the child with toilet at night till he/she can do it themselves.
Mustard Powder
Half a teaspoon of dry mustard seed powder with one cup of a little warm milk should be given to the child, one hour before the sleep. Mustard seeds are very effective in curing all urinary problems. Alternatively, a handful of mustard seeds can be given to child for eating, during the day to get fast recovery from bedwetting troubles.
Honey
Honey, a wonderful source of healthy and natural sugar is very useful in curing the bedwetting trouble. One teaspoon of honey before the bed time can stop the bedwetting problem completely in children. Honey can be offered mixed with
milk, during morning breakfast or children can just directly eat it without much of a fuss.
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