Bedwetting, the different types of enuresis

There are different types of bedwetting. We speak of primary enuresis when the child has never been toilet trained. We speak of secondary enuresis when the bedwetting problems were preceded by a period of at least 6 months during which the child was toilet trained. Generally, secondary enuresis is due to a traumatic event for the child such as the arrival of a little brother or sister, divorce, accident, starting school, etc. Primary enuresis is the most common form of enuresis and can be cured quite easily with appropriate treatment such as alarms. We also distinguish between daytime enuresis, which involves urinary leakage at night, and nocturnal enuresis, which occurs at night.