| "> | | | | incontinence and that treatment is available for most |
| Parents or guardians of children who experience | | | | children who have difficulty controlling their bladders. |
| bedwetting at night or accidents during the day | | | | The bladder is made of two types of muscles: the |
| should treat this problem with understanding and | | | | detrusor, a muscular sac that stores urine and |
| patience. This loss of urinary control is called urinary | | | | squeezes to empty, and the sphincter, a circular |
| incontinence or just incontinence. Although it affects | | | | group of muscles at the bottom or neck of the |
| many young people, it usually disappears naturally | | | | bladder that automatically stay contracted to hold |
| over time, which suggests that incontinence, for | | | | the urine in and automatically relax when the detrusor |
| some people, may be a normal part of growing up. | | | | contracts to let the urine into the urethra. A third |
| Incontinence at the normal age of toilet training may | | | | group of muscles below the bladder (pelvic floor |
| cause great distress. Daytime or nighttime | | | | muscles) can contract to keep urine back. A baby's |
| incontinence can be embarrassing. It is important to | | | | bladder fills to a set point, then automatically |
| understand that many children experience occasional | | | | contracts and empties. |
