By Steve Hodges, M.D. “How can I convince our pediatrician that M.O.P. is safe?” “How can I get our doctor to order an x-ray when he’s...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. A funny, sympathetic article posted on Romper bears a title many parents can relate to: “I Can *Not* Get My Kid To...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. In his classic and genius essay on preparing for a colonoscopy, Dave Barry recounts what happens when you consume...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. At my pediatric urology clinic, just about every parent of a bedwetting child is convinced that “deep sleep”...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Has your child achieved the vaunted “spontaneous poop”? That’s a hot topic in our private Facebook support group!...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. The very worst thing a doctor can do to a child who wets the bed is to shame or blame the patient. Sadly, this...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Constipation is nobody’s favorite topic of conversation — well, except mine. At home, my kids say, “Could you stop...

After reading 14 — yes 14! — books on potty training, I can say this: There is some seriously bad advice floating around — advice that will invite chronic constipation and land children in pediatric urology clinics like mine.

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parents in my clinic are often stunned when they see, right there on an X-ray just how clogged their child’s rectum...

This article focuses on another classic tool that can be surprisingly effective in stubborn cases of chronic constipation: overnight oil enemas.