Urological problems account for approximately 10 percent of the bedwetting population. Enuretic children are more prone to urinary tract infections than non-enuretics. Another 10 percent or so of enuretic children wet because of psychological problems. At least 80 percent of enuretic children wet the bed because they have a sleep disorder. By sleep disorders, we mean that an unusual amount of stimulation is required to arouse or awaken the enuretic.
Food allergies are a major cause of bedwetting.
Allergies are also inherited and they can aggravate or contribute to both the deep sleep disorder and an immature or spastic bladder condition. In many cases, the allergic substances act like drugs, inducing the deep or comatose sleep observed in enuretics. We have heard that a warm glass of milk before bed would make us sleep soundly.