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Think You've "Tried Everything" for Bedwetting, Poop Accidents, or Potty "Refusal"? You Haven't.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Whether the issue is a child’s bedwetting, poop accidents, potty “refusal,” or another toileting difficulty, I...
Oct 17, 2022


Potty Training is Not a Competitive Sport!
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I read an article in Yahoo!Sports headlined “Mom reveals how she potty-trained her baby at 3 months...
Sep 23, 2022


Aren't Enemas "Extreme"? Q&A on Constipation, Bedwetting, and a 14-year-old with Poop Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. How do you know if constipation is actually the cause of your child’s enuresis/encopresis or whether the accidents...
Aug 8, 2022


Autism and Chronic Constipation: This New York Times Article is Exactly What I’m Talking About
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I read with interest a New York Times article titled “Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns...
Jun 2, 2022


Enema and Ex-Lax "Dependence": Questions About Weaning Your Constipated Child
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Among parents of children with enuresis or encopresis, a common fear is that their child will become “dependent” on...
May 4, 2022


What Preschool Potty Accidents and Teenage Bedwetting Have in Common (Spoiler Alert: Everything)
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A 3-year-old who wets her underwear at preschool every day. A 4-year-old who pees constantly. A kindergartener with...
Mar 16, 2022


Olive Oil Enemas for Childhood Constipation: An Old-School Treatment Gets Scientific Validation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Some years ago, I began recommending olive oil enemas as part of a treatment regimen for intractably constipated...
Feb 27, 2022


Children with Encopresis and Enuresis Deserve the Best Treatment, But Most Aren't Getting It
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Back in 1985, when I was in middle school and Foreigner was huge, a team of Maryland physicians published a study...
Feb 20, 2022


Autism and Constipation: Can Constipation Cause Potty Training Accidents?
"Bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop accidents, and delayed potty training are all written off as part of autism," Dr. Hodges tells Dr....
Jan 29, 2022


Frustrated by Your Child's “Potty Refusal” or "Lying" About Accidents? It’s Physical, Not Behavioral
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I treat dozens of medical conditions, but only two seem to generate family tension:...
Jan 29, 2022
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