Bed wetting means passing urine while sleeping. It is the most common problem in children and infants, up to 5-6 years it is common for the children to pass urine on bed itself but if it is still the same after 6 years it is a matter of concern.
Bed wetting can frustrate the child, but he or she does not do it willingly or it does not happen out of laziness. The reasons bed wetting can be small bladder, stress, excess production of urine, delay in maturation of bladder as well as urinary track infection.
In some cases, while the child is in deep sleep, the brain does not get proper signal that the bladder is full or empty. Most of the children outgrow this problem as they grow up but some might not and this may embarrass the child and lower their confidence. In order to give your child relief from this problem you can try out the below mentioned remedies.
Home Remedies For Bed Wetting
1. Cinnamon.
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Cinnamon is the easiest home remedy that can help your child to get rid off bed wetting. Cinnamon is basically a warm herb and consuming this can keep the body warmer and the child may not wet the bed.
All you need to do is make your child to chew small pieces of cinnamon throughout the day. You can even bake cinnamon rolls for them or sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on their toast.
2. Olive Oil
Giving your child massage with olive oil can help them to control urine while asleep. Rub warm olive oil over the child’s lower abdomen and give a nice massage for few minutes. The should not not be too hot, it should be comfortable warm. You can do this daily until you get satisfying results.
3. Amla or Indian Gooseberry
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Indian gooseberry is one of the best ayurvedic treatment for bed wetting. Take the pulp from 2 Indian gooseberries and crush it a bit, add a pinch of turmeric and a table spoon of honey to it. Give a spoon of this to your child everyday. You can even sprinkle some black pepper on gooseberry pulp and give it to your child.
4. Raisins And Walnuts
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This healthy snack can help your child in getting out of the problem of bed wetting. Give your child few raisins and walnuts everyday before going to bed. Continue this for few weeks, it can reduce the frequency of bed wetting.
5. Honey
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Children enjoy honey the most and this can be easily tried as a remedy to treat bed wetting. A spoonful of honey before going to bed daily can do wonders. You can even include honey in their breakfast cereal.
6. Mustard Seeds
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Mustard powder is one of the best remedy to treat bed wetting problem in children. It can even treat urinary track infection. All you to do is add a tea spoon of dry mustard seed powder in a cup of warm milk and give it to your child daily before going to bed.
