Autism and Chronic Constipation: This New York Times Article is Exactly What I’m Talking About
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I read with interest a New York Times article titled “Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns...
- Mar 16, 2022
What Preschool Potty Accidents and Teenage Bedwetting Have in Common (Spoiler Alert: Everything)
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A 3-year-old who wets her underwear at preschool every day. A 4-year-old who pees constantly. A kindergartener with...
- Feb 27, 2022
Olive Oil Enemas for Childhood Constipation: An Old-School Treatment Gets Scientific Validation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Some years ago, I began recommending olive oil enemas as part of a treatment regimen for intractably constipated...
- Feb 20, 2022
Children with Encopresis and Enuresis Deserve the Best Treatment, But Most Aren't Getting It
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Back in 1985, when I was in middle school and Foreigner was huge, a team of Maryland physicians published a study...
- Jan 29, 2022
Autism and Constipation: Can Constipation Cause Potty Training Accidents?
"Bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop accidents, and delayed potty training are all written off as part of autism," Dr. Hodges tells Dr....
- Jan 29, 2022
Frustrated by Your Child's “Potty Refusal” or "Lying" About Accidents? It’s Physical, Not Behavioral
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I treat dozens of medical conditions, but only two seem to generate family tension:...
- Oct 4, 2021
Family Looking Up: Bedwetting Breakthrough
In this straight-shooting interview, Dr. Hodges tells the Family Looking Up moms why the "bedwetting gene" is a fallacy, why parents...
- Oct 4, 2021
About That "Bedwetting Gene"
By Steve Hodges, M.D., Does bedwetting run in families? If so, does that mean there’s a "bedwetting gene”? Does it mean families should...
- Sep 19, 2021
The TikTok Bathroom Challenge is Damaging My Patients' Bladders
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a stodgy, clueless dad, I’m not usually on top of TikTok trends. But I also happen to be a pediatric urologist...
- May 12, 2021
Problems with Potty Training, Constipation, Bedwetting, and Preschool Policies
In his interview with parenting guru Janet Lansbury, Dr. Hodges explains that hiding to poop is a red flag for constipation and there's...
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