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Originally Posted by Darkfinn
where did you read this at?
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If you meant me, the fact ADH (AntiDiuretic Hormone) causes water to be reabsorbed into the bloodstream was in my biology book. The article about ADH on wikipedia says a rather large amount of it is released into our blood right after sundown, this will last throughout the night for most people. Bedwetting is often caused by a lack of ADH production, or the inability to wake up when the bladder is full. A combination of both is possible, of course. An ADH gland can only produce a certain amount per day. If you drink little amounts of water, the gland will constantly be producing antidiuretic to tell the kidneys they should definitely not waste the little water there is left in the system. After using nearly all ADH during the day, there's not much left for the night, is there.
Based on Fullmetal's advice, a combination of causes is usually the case. Stress on its own normally does not cause incontinence, only in extreme cases. Same goes for a small bladder and caffeine. Neither cause incontinence, except for extreme cases. A combination of them can pose a greater chance, though.
"-It can also be caused by the lower abdominal muscles- the middle under the belly button. So if you take like 15 second massaging that a couple of times a day and before bed, it might help, seems weird, but it does work." I have never heard of that before, but tiring out the muscle that puts strain on our bladder (see: parasympathetic nervous system), can actually disable it to put pressure on our bladder. Well, it probably doesn't disable it, but I can imagine is lessens the stress on our bladder.