Post Date December, 03 2023
In fact, in urology, it is not uncommon for children who frequently urinate and wet their beds due to frequent stimulation of the urethral orifice caused by phimosis.
Older children are always bed-wetting or phimosis "causing trouble"
"Many parents often think of taking their children to see traditional Chinese medicine at the first time when they see them urinating when they are older, but few people go to urology." Experts say that in urology, small patients such as Chenchen who have frequent urination due to phimosis are not uncommon.
If older boys still frequently wet their beds, in addition to suspecting that the child may have medical problems, checking for excessive foreskin or phimosis is is also a step that cannot be ignored. "A child's bed-wetting may be related to excessive foreskin and phimosis. If it is a serious genuine phimosis, doctors usually recommend circumcision, as development may affect the child's future penis development."
Doctors warn that some children may initially have a long foreskin, but later develop phimosis, which prevents the glans from revealing. When phimosis lasts for a long time, it can form foreskin scale in the foreskin, just like tea dirt in a teapot, causing adhesion between the foreskin and the glans, affecting the child's urination.
In addition to frequent urination and bed wetting, boys with phimosis are also prone to have an obvious characteristic, which is that they seem to be "blowing bubbles" when urinating. This is because in the case of phimosis, the child's urethral orifice can become very narrow, "there is only a small hole left, and a large bubble of urine is blocked in it. If it cannot come out immediately, there will be a situation of blowing bubbles."
When taking a shower, help the child gently push the foreskin, diaper, and wrap it up. Don't take too long
Some male babies seem to have a long foreskin at birth, making it difficult for parents to see their baby's small glans. Experts say that this situation is actually very common in the case of cleaning, most children with long foreskins will not develop phimosis. "Every time you take a shower, gently push the foreskin of the child upward to expose the small glans, and rinse with clean water. When the child grows up and can take a bath by himself, you should also teach them to do so."
Nowadays, many parents use diapers for their children. Experts caution that for the healthy development of specific parts of the child, diapers must not be wrapped too tightly or for too long, otherwise it may cause inflammation of the urethra or foreskin.
