Reducing caffeine intake from chocolate reduces the severity of enuresis and the frequency of enuresis attacks in children aged 6 to 15 years. This has been shown by a study published in the journal. BMJ Pediatrics Open.
Scientists from the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran, tested caffeine restriction on 534 children between the ages of six and 15 who wet the bed. Caffeine intake was less than 30 mg per day in the intervention group and between 80 and 110 mg per day in the control group.
To reduce caffeine intake, participants were asked to give up cocoa milk, cocoa ice cream, coffee, Coca-Cola, chocolate, chocolate cake and cookies.
Before the experiment began, the average number of nocturnal incontinence episodes was 3.5 and 3.4 times per week in the intervention and control groups, respectively. One month after caffeine restriction, the number of attacks dropped to 2.3 per week. In the control group, this figure was 3.2 times.
Additionally, caffeine restriction significantly reduced the severity of enuresis in 20.2% and 6.7% of children in the caffeine restriction and control groups, respectively.
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