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Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round

Jan 23
4 min

Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Worldwide, the medical profession overwhelmingly has one answer to chronic constipation: PEG 3350, sold as Miralax...

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Ex-Lax, Miralax, and Enemas (Oh My!): Q&A with Dr. Hodges About Treating Bedwetting and Accidents

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Dec 9, 2022
7 min

Teens and Tweens

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...

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Yes, Your Child Can Poop Every Day and Still Be Constipated

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Nov 11, 2022
6 min

Chronic Constipation in Children

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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Kids Shoulder Shame and Blame for Bedwetting and Accidents: How Therapists and Counselors Can Help

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Oct 25, 2022
3 min

Teens and Tweens

Kids Shoulder Shame and Blame for Bedwetting and Accidents: How Therapists and Counselors Can Help

By Steve Hodges, M.D. I spend a lot of time explaining to families that toileting accidents are never a child’s fault and are not a sign...

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Potty Training is Not a Competitive Sport!

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Sep 23, 2022
7 min

Babies and Toddlers Bedwetting

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...

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“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled

Steve Hodges, M.D.,

Apr 3, 2022
9 min

Babies and Toddlers Bedwetting

“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...

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What Preschool Potty Accidents and Teenage Bedwetting Have in Common (Spoiler Alert: Everything)

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Mar 16, 2022
7 min

causes of bedwetting

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...

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Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.

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Mar 7, 2022
18 min

Teens and Tweens

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...

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Olive Oil Enemas for Childhood Constipation: An Old-School Treatment Gets Scientific Validation

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Feb 27, 2022
6 min

Enema treatment for constipation

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...

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Children with Encopresis and Enuresis Deserve the Best Treatment, But Most Aren't Getting It

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Feb 20, 2022
13 min

Encopresis treatment

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...

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Potty Training is Not a Competitive Sport!

“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled

Don't Put Off Bedwetting Treatment for Your Child

"At what age is bedwetting a concern?" Answers to 6 questions about bedwetting

13 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Fear of Enemas

To the American Academy of Pediatrics: Please Update Your Bedwetting Advice

Nighttime Potty Training Is Not a Thing

Bedwetting Treatment: Why Even the “Nuclear” Option Can’t Replace Enemas

Don’t Assume Your Child Will Outgrow Bedwetting

Teenage Bedwetting: Everything You’ve Been Told Is Wrong

Daily Enemas Are Really, Truly Safe for Constipated Children

Encopresis: What Doctors Get Wrong

5 Ways to Disagree With Your Doctor About Bedwetting Treatment

What To Do If Your Child is Constipated (Hint: Treat Aggressively)

New Study: Daily Enemas Resolve Pee Accidents Far Better Than Miralax

4 Bedwetting Remedies That Backfire

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Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round

Bedwetting: Don’t Confuse “Common” with “Normal”

Ex-Lax, Miralax, and Enemas (Oh My!): Q&A with Dr. Hodges About Treating Bedwetting and Accidents

No, Prozac Isn't a "Reasonable" Bedwetting Treatment

Yes, Your Child Can Poop Every Day and Still Be Constipated

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