Encopresis treatment

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...

Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say an elderly man wets his pants at the park or wets his bed. Or both. Let’s say this keeps happening. Would...

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...

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...

Potty Training is Not a Competitive Sport!

“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled

Don't Put Off Bedwetting Treatment for Your Child

"At what age is bedwetting a concern?" Answers to 6 questions about bedwetting

13 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Fear of Enemas

To the American Academy of Pediatrics: Please Update Your Bedwetting Advice

Nighttime Potty Training Is Not a Thing

Bedwetting Treatment: Why Even the “Nuclear” Option Can’t Replace Enemas

Don’t Assume Your Child Will Outgrow Bedwetting

Teenage Bedwetting: Everything You’ve Been Told Is Wrong

Daily Enemas Are Really, Truly Safe for Constipated Children

Encopresis: What Doctors Get Wrong

5 Ways to Disagree With Your Doctor About Bedwetting Treatment

What To Do If Your Child is Constipated (Hint: Treat Aggressively)

New Study: Daily Enemas Resolve Pee Accidents Far Better Than Miralax

Potty Training is Not a Competitive Sport!

Emma and the E Club, a unique kids' novel, "tackles a challenging topic with humor and intelligence"

Aren't enemas "extreme"? Q&A on constipation, bedwetting, and a 14-year-old with poop accidents

Autism and Chronic Constipation: This New York Times Article is Exactly What I’m Talking About

Enema and Ex-Lax "Dependence": Questions About Weaning Your Constipated Child

“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled

What Preschool Potty Accidents and Teenage Bedwetting Have in Common (Spoiler Alert: Everything)

Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.

Olive Oil Enemas for Childhood Constipation: An Old-School Treatment Gets Scientific Validation

Children with Encopresis and Enuresis Deserve the Best Treatment, But Most Aren't Getting It