Care For Your Bedwetting Child's Skin

Bedwetting has few serious side effects, but one of the


physical discomforts it may cause is skin problems. Urine is a


mix of fluid and waste chemicals from the body. When left on


skin for a few hours in the night, it can irritate. Skin may


appear red initially, and may turn sore and flaky if the skin


is not treated. The skin will also thicken if the irritation is


not treated, eventually turning wrinkled and pale. Although not


dangerous, this type of skin irritation can be very painful for


a child.





Skin problems can affect any child who wets the bed, but the


problem is more aggravated in those who wet the bed often and


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