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What Causes Bed Wetting In Sleep?

Im a 27 yr old female and often have dreams about urinating, only to wake up to find that i have wet the bed. apparently this also happens to my father at times. is this something i have inherited. what management strategies are there to prevent this from happening? and why do dreams always accompany the bedwetting? thanks.
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
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Hello,

The underlying cause is stress, anxiety related in majority of the cases with very few cases of organic reason.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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What Causes Bed Wetting In Sleep?

Hello, The underlying cause is stress, anxiety related in majority of the cases with very few cases of organic reason. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel