"My daughter literally leaked stool all day long": Doctors Get Encopresis Treatment All Wrong
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. If there’s one critical lesson I’ve learned in my 20+ years of medical practice, it’s this: Encopresis and enuresis...
- Apr 6
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...
- Mar 24
To Help Bedwetting Children, We Need a New Definition of Constipation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Recently I appeared as a guest on The Hamilton Review, a podcast hosted by Dr. Bob Hamilton, the affable...
- Mar 8
Is bedwetting worth treating? Are enemas necessary? Enuresis and Encopresis Q&A on with Dr. Steve Hodges
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parents ask me excellent questions about treating enuresis and encopresis. If your child is struggling with...
- Feb 11
When Constipation Treatment Improves a Child's Behavior or Mood
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I know that aggressive constipation treatment resolves bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop...
- Jan 14
Even Severe Constipation Goes Undiagnosed in Bedwetting Children. Here’s Why.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Would you know if your child had chronic constipation? Would your child’s doctor? Would a researcher tracking your...
- Dec 7, 2023
A Japanese Twist on Bedwetting Treatment: Olive Oil Enemas Plus Liquid Glycerin
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I’m always on the lookout for better, faster ways to help children resolve encopresis (chronic poop accidents) and...
- Sep 14, 2023
The Problem with Preschool Potty Training Deadlines
By Steve Hodges, M.D. It's not unusual for preschools to set potty-training deadlines and then issue ultimatums to parents when a child...
- Aug 15, 2023
Kindergartners in Diapers: What’s Really Going On and How Teachers Can Help
By Steve Hodges, M.D. At the start of every school year, Google alerts me to articles like this one: Teachers Are Seeing More...
- Aug 13, 2023
What Frustrated Parents Should Know about Poop and Pee Accidents, Potty "Regression" and "Refusal"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Have you ever been at your wit’s end with a child’s potty accidents or bedwetting? At times, feelings of...
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