While bedwetting can be a symptom of an underlying disease, a large majority of children who wet the bed have no underlying disease that explains their bedwetting. In fact, an underlying condition is identified in only about 1% of children who routinely wet the bed.
That does not mean that the child who wets the bed can control it or is doing it on purpose. Children who wet are not lazy, willful, or disobedient. Bedwetting is most often a developmental issue.

Types of Bedwetting

There are 2 types of bedwetting: primary and secondary. Primary means bedwetting that has been ongoing since early childhood without a break. A child with primary bedwetting has never been dry at night for any significant length of time. Secondary bedwetting is bedwetting that starts up after the child has been dry at night for a significant period of time, at least 6 months.

What Causes Primary Bedwetting?

The cause is likely due to one or a combination of the following:

The child cannot yet hold urine for the entire night.
The child does not waken when his or her bladder is full.
The child produces a large amount of urine during the evening and night hours.
The child has poor daytime toilet habits. Many children habitually ignore the urge to urinate and put off urinating as long as they possibly can. Parents usually are familiar with the leg crossing, face straining, squirming, squatting, and groin holding that children use to hold back urine.

What Causes Secondary Bedwetting?

Secondary bedwetting can be a sign of an underlying medical or emotional problem. The child with secondary bedwetting is much more likely to have other symptoms, such as daytime wetting. Common causes of secondary bedwetting include the following:


Urinary tract infection: The resulting bladder irritation can cause pain or irritation with urination, a stronger urge to urinate (urgency), and frequent urination (frequency). Urinary tract infections in children may indicate another problem, such as an anatomical abnormality.
Diabetes: People with diabetes have a high level of sugar in their blood. The body increases urine output to try to get rid of the sugar. Having to urinate frequently is a common symptom of diabetes.
Structural or anatomical abnormality: An abnormality in the organs, muscles, or nerves involved in urination can cause incontinence or other urinary problems that could show up as bedwetting.
Neurological problems: Abnormalities in the nervous system, or injury or disease of the nervous system, can upset the delicate neurological balance that controls urination.
Emotional problems: A stressful home life, as in a home where the parents are in conflict, sometimes causes children to wet the bed. Major changes, such as starting school, a new baby, or moving to a new home, are other stresses that can also cause bedwetting. Children who are being physically or sexually abused sometimes begin bedwetting.
Is Bedwetting Inherited?

Bedwetting does tend to run in families. Many children who wet the bed have a parent who did too. Most of these children stop bedwetting on their own at about the same age their parent did.

If no underlying medical condition is causing your child's bed-wetting, there is no real medical need to treat him. Bed-wetting tends to go away by itself. However, if after talking to your child's doctor you decide to treat your child with medications, several drug therapies are available.

The one drugs approved by the FDA , WHO, specifically for bed-wetting is Tofranil.

This drugs works for everyone, and this medications can have very little side effects, such as
Nervousness
Anxiety

Here's an overview of how tofranil treat bed-wetting:


Tofranil is a synthetic form of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), a substance that occurs naturally in the body. This drug works by imitating ADH in the body, which reduces the amount of urine that the body produces and also increases the concentration of the urine. Its main use is for children who have not been helped by an alarm. It is also used as a stopgap measure to help Adults and children attend camps, schools, or sleepovers without embarrassment. It is an FDA-approved treatment for bed-wetting.

Tofranil comes as a pill and is taken before bedtime. The dose is adjusted until effective. Once it is working, the dose is tapered, if possible.
Tofranil is also a tricyclic antidepressant that has been used to treat bed-wetting for about 30 years. But it is known to have a relaxing effect on the bladder, allowing the bladder to hold more urine comfortably.

Can i get the Tofranil?
If you click on the link below http://www.goodrx.com/tofranil-pm thats the price of the drug and its outside Nigeria, and if you do the maths of a dollar compare to naira which is 297$ to 1naira, in Walmart its been sold for 186.70$ thats 52,192 naira. Blame the economic, you will see that is pretty expensive.

Is it in Nigeria?

Yes, you can get Tofranil for 17,550 Naira, call DR, Terry James, with
following numbers, 08107629811, 08058406504, for more information and advice.
Bedwetting should not be the problem because Tofranil is here to help.