How can drinking too much alcohol cause you to involuntarily urinate in your sleep? Find out about adult bedwetting or what scientists call nocturnal enuresis. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services.
About one out of every fifty young adults has a problem with Bed-wetting. Fortunately, help is available, and the problem can be controlled or cured in the majority. Bed-wetting seems like an insurmountable problem for young adults who would like to enter into an intimate interpersonal relationship, attend college and live in a dormitory, or otherwise share living accommodation with friends when they leave home to go to school or start a career. Don't Give up.
Diagnosing and Treating Bed Wetting in the Elderly
Nocturnal Enuresis means wetting the bed. Many people wet the bed at night, although few people talk about it. In fact, one person in every may be affected throughout adult life.
Bed-wetting that starts in adulthood secondary enuresis is uncommon and requires medical evaluation. Erik P. Castle, M. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission.