Is bedwetting worth treating? Are enemas necessary? Enuresis and Encopresis Q&A on with Dr. Steve Hodges
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parents ask me excellent questions about treating enuresis and encopresis. If your child is struggling with...
- 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...
- Jun 20, 2023
Poop Formed Like Rabbit Pellets or Hard Logs: Signs of Constipation in Children
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Do you know if your child is pooping pellets, logs, or bumpy sausages? You should! Because those variations of...
- Apr 23, 2023
"My Doctor Insists Bedwetting is Normal"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. We doctors are a stubborn lot. We’ve spent about a hundred years in school and treated more patients than we can...
- Apr 3, 2023
“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I received an email with the subject line “Toddler Potty Training Regression Inquiry.” A mom...
- Mar 7, 2023
Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say an elderly man wets his pants at the park or wets his bed. Or both. Let’s say this keeps happening. Would...
- Jan 4, 2023
12 Surprising Signs a Child is Constipated
By Steve Hodges, M.D. In my clinic, we x-ray all patients with enuresis (bedwetting or daytime wetting), to rule out the rare cases that...
- Dec 9, 2022
Ex-Lax, Miralax, and Enemas (Oh My!): Q&A with Dr. Hodges About Treating Bedwetting and Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Could a sleep disorder, rather than constipation, be the root cause of bedwetting in some kids? What’s the right...
- Nov 18, 2022
No, Prozac Isn't a "Reasonable" Bedwetting Treatment
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Could Prozac be an effective treatment for bedwetting? That’s the question posed by a new study published in the...
- Nov 11, 2022
Yes, Your Child Can Poop Every Day and Still Be Constipated
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The mom of an 8-year-old with both bedwetting and encopresis (poop accidents) recently told me she doubts...
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