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Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round
I’ve treated enuresis and encopresis for 20+ years, and if there’s a one insight I could share, it’s this: Miralax won’t cut it.
Jan 2


The Peaceful Parenting Podcast: Pee and Poop Problems with Dr. Steve Hodges
Not only does bedwetting disrupt a child's sleep but carrying a colon full of poop can have serious health consequences into adulthood.
Aug 1, 2024


The Brainy Moms Talk Bedwetting and Constipation with Dr. Steve Hodges
In a lively interview with Dr. Hodges, cognitive psychologist Dr. Amy Moore and cognitive specialist Sandy Zamalis of the Brainy Moms...
Jun 28, 2024


"My daughter literally leaked stool all day long": Doctors Get Encopresis Treatment All Wrong
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 13, 2024


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...
Mar 24, 2024


"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 23, 2023


Emma and the E Club, Book for Kids, Tackles Enuresis and Encopresis with "humor and intelligence"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A few years back, a mom in our private Facebook support group posted a short video of her 8-year-old daughter,...
Feb 14, 2023


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...
Dec 9, 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 18, 2022


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...
Oct 25, 2022
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