Mar 21, 2017Huggies' Pull-Ups Campaign Will Boost Sales — And ConstipationBy Steve Hodges, M.D. According to the Wall Street Journal, Huggies has launched a campaign to promote earlier potty training, reportedly...
Mar 10, 2017Daily Enemas Are Really, Truly Safe for Constipated ChildrenBy Steve Hodges, M.D. I’ve spent half my career advocating a bedwetting treatment many doctors find appalling: one enema per day for at...
Feb 23, 2017Is Miralax Poisoning Children?By Steve Hodges, M.D. My phone buzzes after every media report suggesting Miralax triggers psychiatric problems in children. Most of my...
Feb 18, 201743% of Parents "Angry" About BedwettingBy Steve Hodges, M.D. My patients who wet the bed have a distinct disadvantage over the children I treat for other medical problems, like...
Jan 17, 2017Encopresis: What Doctors Get WrongBy Steve Hodges, M.D. Little is more traumatizing for a kid than having poop accidents. My patients who struggle with bedwetting and pee...
Dec 6, 2016Why 1 Million Girls a Year Get UTIsBy Steve Hodges, M.D. This week I saw a 7-year-old patient who’s had four urinary tract infections in the last six months and was...
Nov 29, 2016The “Corn Test” for Constipation is WorthlessBy Steve Hodges, M.D. I met with a patient this week — an 8-year-old boy with both daytime and nighttime wetting — who had been advised...
Oct 20, 2016The Real Reason Some Kids Pee All the Time (No, Not to Get Attention!)By Steve Hodges, M.D. Recently on Quora, a mom posted this question: My daughter's 1st-grade teacher refused to let her use the restroom....
Sep 28, 2016Teaching the Toilet: 8 Overlooked Potty Tips for Preschool TeachersBy Steve Hodges, M.D. If you’re a preschool teacher with a room full of potty-trained 3- or 4-year-olds, you might think: Fantastic—...
Jul 18, 2016What To Do If Your Child is Constipated (Hint: Treat Aggressively)By Steve Hodges, M.D. If you know your child is constipated, you’re ahead of the game! As I often note, the signs of a clogged rectum are...