"My daughter literally leaked stool all day long": Doctors Get Encopresis Treatment All Wrong
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. If there’s one critical lesson I’ve learned in my 20+ years of medical practice, it’s this: Encopresis and enuresis...
- Apr 9
I’m a Pediatric Urologist. Political Talk of “Bedwetting” Harms My Patients.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. In my capacity as a pediatric urologist, I don’t have much to say about politics, except this: I wish political...
- Feb 23
No, Cyberbullying Does Not Cause Teenage Bedwetting!
By Steve Hodges, M.D. On the subject of bedwetting, there’s a massive amount of false information floating around the universe. But I was...
- Jan 31
The "Wild West" Of Bedwetting Treatment: What Your Doctor Didn't Learn in Med School
By Steve Hodges, M.D. When my patients’ parents learn their child’s bedwetting is caused by chronic constipation, many are both relieved...
- Jan 27
How to Disagree with Your Doctor About Bedwetting Treatment
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Enemas are not a popular bedwetting treatment — no question there! And x-raying children for constipation is not a...
- Jan 14
Even Severe Constipation Goes Undiagnosed in Bedwetting Children. Here’s Why.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Would you know if your child had chronic constipation? Would your child’s doctor? Would a researcher tracking your...
- Dec 27, 2023
Why Most Bedwetting Treatments Don't Work
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Does resolving chronic constipation stop bedwetting? Yes, undeniably. I’ve treated enuresis (bedwetting and daytime...
- Nov 9, 2023
The Normalization of Bedwetting Harms Families, Helps Diaper Industry
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Over the decades, I have witnessed the unfortunate normalization of bedwetting. But I’m now seeing something more...
- Oct 29, 2023
Miralax Safety, X-rays for Constipation, and Laxative Timing: Enuresis and Encopresis Q&A
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Is Miralax safe to take for short periods? Should my child be x-rayed for constipation? What’s the best timing for...
- Oct 21, 2023
Why Miralax Clean-Outs Fail
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I had a routine colonoscopy — fun stuff! The “bowel prep” gave me an opportunity to empathize with my...
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