Pollakiuria, Extraordinary Daytime Urinary Frequency: Experience in a Pediatric Practice Available to Purchase

Pollakiuria^1,2 (pollakis: Greek, meaning often), or increased daytime frequency of urination, has been reported recently.^3-5 This article documents pollakiuria with a prospective 1-year study in a general pediatric practice; compares its incidence with that of lower urinary tract infections in the same practice; describes a method of determining etiology; notes anxiety-producing situations, such as fear of death, as possible precipitating factors; and discusses an approach to therapy. The desirability and practicality of avoiding invasive and/or expensive procedures is emphasized.

Pollakiuria, with urination as often as every 5 to 10 minutes, occurs during the waking hours only, and most commonly in children of preschool or kindergarten age.