Severe constipation and the soiling of pants in children from the age of 4 onward, also known as Encopresis, can be quite embarrassing for the child. The following article from Parenting and Child Health, provides a useful summmary of the known symptoms, and how to treat this condition...
Soiling
* What causes soiling?
* Some facts about soiling
* What parents can do
* Treatment for soiling
* Resources
* References.
Often young children of two or three do their poos in the garden or their pants or anywhere but the toilet. This is part of learning to manage for themselves - for ideas to help them, see the topic on 'Toilet training'. The information in this topic is about long-lasting constipation and soiling, or doing poo in the pants. The topic 'Constipation' has information about more simple-to-manage constipation.
Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Soiling
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