Is your child over 4 and still Soiling his Pants? He may have Encopresis!

The link below will take you to an excellent and important article as reviewed by Stephen Shaffer, MD on the this unusual condition, and how to treat it.

Encopresis (Soiling)

If you're the parent of a child who has bowel movements (BMs) in places other than the toilet, you know how frustrating it can be. Many parents assume that kids who soil their pants are simply misbehaving or that they're too lazy to use the bathroom when they have the urge to go. The truth is that many kids beyond the age of toilet teaching (generally older than 4 years) who frequently soil their underwear have a condition known as encopresis. They have a problem with their bowels that dulls the normal urge to go to the bathroom - and they can't control the accidents that typically follow. Although encopresis is estimated to affect 1% to 2% of children under the age of 10, problems with encopresis and constipation account for more than 25% of all visits to pediatric gastroenterologists (doctors who specialize in disorders of the stomach and intestines).

Soiling (Encopresis)

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Dealing with Potty Training Regression Blues

You think your child is going fine, fully potty trained and then he regresses! Here is a great article from Vincent Iannelli on the subject, in relation to a child who regresses with #2, and how to deal with the issue.

Potty Training Regression
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Question of the Week
Q. My three-year-old son has been fully potty trained for almost a year now. He has been doing wonderfully until this past week. He keeps hiding and having BM's on the floor. In the last 7 days he has done it 8 times. I do not know what to do. He does not do it at school.

Potty Training Regression and Problems

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