Some adults wet the bed on a regular basis but if you don’t normally have the problem then several sudden or random instances of nocturnal enuresis can be a scary and disconcerting experience.

If you’ve suddenly started wetting the bed at random intervals when you never have before, then you probably suffer from a secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) which is a specific kind of nocturnal enuresis that’s also sometimes known as adult-onset enuresis.

Your first bed-wetting incident may seem random or sudden, but the first thing you’ll want to do is try to find a pattern or cause for your night time wetting problems. You’ll want to be like a detective and try to retrace your steps on the days and evenings before you wet the bed, trying to figure out if there’s any pattern or similarities that you can find. You’ll want to look for any sort of specific behaviors or feelings of stress or anxiety that may have contributed to your bed wetting issues.

If you can’t find any particular pattern on your home you might want to speak with anyone you spent time with or a housemate or bed partner if you did anything unusual or unexpected. If you can’t find a pattern but your bed wetting issues randomly persist then you may want to consider buying a bed wetting alarm.

Sudden and random bed wetting as an adult may be the sign of a more serious condition. You’ll want to speak to a doctor about your bed wetting if you can’t find a cause for your issues or if you begin to suspect you may be suffering from an underlying medical condition.