Diagnosis and treatment of nocturnal enuresis throughout the ages

Nocturnal enuresis is associated with discomfort and it can lead to serious disturbed family life, bullying and low self esteem. Throughout​ the ages therapies for bedwetting were tried varying from drinking wine with shaved down testicle of a hare, flogging with nettles, cold showers, injections with strychnine, application of metal devices and electrical pulses until eventually the discovery of the pad and bell alarm was made. More about bedwetting was understood not earlier than in the past 50 years. Counselling, targeted medication and alarm clock training improved outcome and prognosis. New therapies are being developed such as innovative alarm clocks and medication. Still 10% of girls and 18% of boys suffer from bedwetting around the age of 6 years and this will not change much because genetic factors are the most important cause of nocturnal enuresis.