"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...
- Mar 24
To Help Bedwetting Children, We Need a New Definition of Constipation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Recently I appeared as a guest on The Hamilton Review, a podcast hosted by Dr. Bob Hamilton, the affable...
- Feb 11
When Constipation Treatment Improves a Child's Behavior or Mood
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I know that aggressive constipation treatment resolves bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop...
- 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 7, 2023
A Japanese Twist on Bedwetting Treatment: Olive Oil Enemas Plus Liquid Glycerin
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I’m always on the lookout for better, faster ways to help children resolve encopresis (chronic poop accidents) and...
- 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...
- Oct 14, 2023
“Nagging” Your Child to Use the Toilet: Are Potty Sits Useful?
If your child isn’t amenable to potty sits, don’t force the issue! When a kid's rectum lacks tone and sensation, a potty sit may be futile.
- 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...
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