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Q&A with Dr. Hodges: Autism and Bedwetting Treatment, Dosing Ex-Lax for Kids, and Lots More
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Our Covid-19 lockdown doesn’t have many upsides, but one of them is that I now have time for weekly Facebook Live...
Apr 7, 2020


Bedwetting, Anxiety, X-rays, Poop Withholding: Your Constipation Questions Answered!
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Based on feedback from parents, we’ve recently added two age-based private support groups for parents of kids...
Mar 7, 2020


13 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Fear of Enemas
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parents ask me all the time: How can I get my child on board with enemas? She’s terrified. Or, they’ll say: I get...
Mar 3, 2020


"I just feel so hopeless": What to Expect from Bedwetting Treatment
By Steve Hodges, M.D. When parents discover the Modified O’Regan Protocol (M.O.P), it’s usually after they’ve “tried everything” to fix...
Feb 19, 2020


Treat Bedwetting at Age 4, Not Age 7
By Steve Hodges, M.D. At what age should bedwetting be treated? The medical community’s boilerplate answer — around age 7 — is profoundly...
Feb 5, 2020


Why Is Your Child Constipated? Because We Live in the 21st Century
By Steve Hodges, M.D. On a forum for childhood constipation, a mom recently posted: My daughter has been struggling with constipation for...
Jan 19, 2020


A Doctor's Best Advice on Bedwetting and Poop Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Two emails this week raised so many good questions — about limiting water before bedtime, waking a child overnight,...
Jan 8, 2020


Is Miralax Toxic for Children?
By Steve Hodges, M.D. PEG 3350 is a fraught topic. Many physicians consider this laxative totally safe, while many outraged parents...
Jan 7, 2020


The Top 7 Childhood Constipation Treatments Don’t Work — Here’s What Does
Let’s say your 2-year-old has red, swollen gums and brown spots on her teeth. No dentist on the planet is going to say, “Well, she’s in...
Jan 2, 2020


The Pre-M.O.P. Plan: A Better Way to Fix Constipation in Kids 3 and Under
Does your baby or toddler have trouble pooping? Maybe she grimaces, writhes around, or howls when trying to squeeze out a poop. Maybe she go
Dec 11, 2019
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