“Early intervention is everything”: Don’t Wait to Treat Your Child for Enuresis or Encopresis
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. Doctors routinely dismiss bedwetting and daytime accidents as “normal,” assure parents their kids will outgrow the...
- Nov 9, 2018
The 101 Healthiest Foods for Kids: Turn Constipated Kids into More Adventurous Eaters
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day a mom in our bedwetting support group posted a question we’ve heard, oh, about 2,000 times: “What is...
- Oct 9, 2018
"Should I Give Ex-Lax to My Constipated Child?"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I get a lot of questions about Ex-Lax. Parents want to know: What's the difference between Ex-Lax and Miralax? Can...
- Sep 13, 2018
Treating Constipation and Bedwetting in Your Child: “Will It Ever End?”
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A mom in our bedwetting support group, who is implementing the Modified O’Regan Protocol (M.O.P.) with her...
- Jun 14, 2018
What Every Parent Should Know About Bedwetting, Accidents, and Potty Training
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As far as I know, no mom has ever tweeted: Wet sheets again for Kyle. Whole family is exhausted....
- May 9, 2018
To the American Academy of Pediatrics: Please Update Your Bedwetting Advice
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Search “causes of bedwetting” and you may get the impression that nocturnal enuresis, as the condition is called,...
- Apr 4, 2018
No, Enemas Don't Cause Dependence, Electrolyte Imbalance, or Trauma in Kids
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I received an urgent email from the father of a 7-year-old boy with encopresis. This family was 8...
- Mar 23, 2018
5 Ways to Manage Your Child's Constipation and Bedwetting Treatment on Vacation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Even the world’s best-pooping kids can get constipated while traveling, what with the changes in routine,...
- Mar 13, 2018
Constipation Q&A: Enema Dependence, Miralax, and Bedwetting Medication
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Here's our latest round of questions about the Modified O'Regan Protocol (M.O.P.), weaning off Miralax, the...
- Feb 25, 2018
Nighttime Potty Training Is Not a Thing
The world is full of products and strategies available to help your child potty train at night. This would be good news for families,...
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