top of page
Search


Goodnites' Alarming New Campaign Will Harm Children with Enuresis (Bedwetting)
Goodnites' ad campaign is insidious. It’s designed to “tackle social stigma in a way that is sophisticated and thoughtful,” a worthy aim, to be sure. But what the project actually does is perpetuate medical misinformation and leverage families’ distress for the purpose of selling product.
May 8


Bedwetting Medication: When It Works, When It Doesn't
When a child’s constipation has resolved, medication tends to work well; when a child’s rectum remains clogged with stool, drugs are pointle
Aug 25, 2024


“I have PTSD from Miralax”: On Constipation, Encopresis and Laxatives
We covered poop and pee withholding, bladder medication, Ex-Lax and Miralax, a recurrence of accidents in a teenager, and explosive pee acci
Jul 24, 2024


What You Didn't Know About Bedwetting, Encopresis, Constipation, and Miralax
When I explain to parents that their child’s bedwetting and daytime accidents are caused by constipation — not an underdeveloped bladder, de
Jun 6, 2024


The “Long Lag”: Why Bedwetting Takes Longer to Fix Than Daytime Accidents
When a child is undergoing treatment for both bedwetting and daytime accidents, a frustrating pattern emerges.
Jun 3, 2024


Q&A With Dr. Hodges: Bedwetting Medication, Pooping Problems, Multi-M.O.P. and More
By Steve Hodges, M.D. In my clinic and my private Facebook support group, parents often ask: When will my child start pooping on their...
Apr 6, 2024


The "Wild West" Of Bedwetting Treatment: What Your Doctor Didn't Learn in Med School
By Steve Hodges, M.D. When my patients’ parents learn their child’s bedwetting is caused by chronic constipation, many are both relieved...
Jan 31, 2024


Why Most Bedwetting Treatments Don't Work
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Does resolving chronic constipation stop bedwetting? Yes, undeniably. I’ve treated enuresis (bedwetting and daytime...
Dec 27, 2023


The Normalization of Bedwetting Harms Families, Helps Diaper Industry
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Over the decades, I have witnessed the unfortunate normalization of bedwetting. But I’m now seeing something more...
Nov 9, 2023


Bladder Botox and InterStim: Two Breakthrough Bedwetting Treatments
There are two surgical procedures that halt bedwetting immediately: bladder Botox and InterStim, essentially a pacemaker for the bladder.
Oct 5, 2023
bottom of page