Pediatric Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency

What is Pediatric Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency?

Urinary urgency means that a child gets a sudden, strong urge to urinate. Urinary frequency means that a child needs to use the restroom more frequently than usual.

What are the signs and symptoms of Pediatric Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency?

• Bed wetting
• Daytime wetting (incontinence) 
• Getting a sudden need to urinate or need to urinate more frequently than usual

What are the causes of Pediatric Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency?

Causes of urinary urgency and/or frequency include:

• Leakage of urine from the urethra (tube that carries urine from the bladder outside the body)
• Swelling and infection of the urethra
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Vaginitis (swelling or discharge of the vulva and vagina)