Encopresis Center - Allen, TX
Allen Pediatrician Doctors for EncopresisType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Allen * Allen Family Medical Clinic  Allen Family Medical Clinic  Allen Family Medical Clinic  Frank Martinez MD  Air Care PA  Allen Pediatrics  All About Children Pediatrics  All About Children Pediatrics  All About Children Pediatrics  All About Children Pediatrics  Tots To Teens Pediatrics  Childrens Choice Pediatrics  Childrens Choice Pediatrics  Syeda Sultana Ahmad MD  Pediatric Healthcare Associates  Pediatric Healthcare Associates  Pediatric Healthcare Associates  Pediatric Healthcare Associates  Plano Childrens Medical Clinic  Plano Childrens Medical Clinic  George Salamon MD  Stonebridge Pediatrics  Stonebridge Pediatrics  Centennial Pediatrics  Centennial Pediatrics  Centennial Pediatrics  Anisa Ahmed MD  Poole Pediatrics PA  Reese Mathieu MD  Poole Pediatrics PA  Collin Kids Pediatrics  North Dallas Childrens Clinic PA  Pediatrix Medical Group Of Texas PA  Pediatrix Medical Group Of Texas PA  Yehuda S Ahmad MD  William T Lin MD PA  Beatriz Ruiz-Yedwab MD  Internal Medicine & Pediatric Associates  Medical City Dallas NICU  Beatriz Ruiz-Yedwab MD  Shaoping Zhang MD  Nena A Piga MD  Nena A Piga MD  Nena A Piga MD  McKinney Pediatrics  McKinney Pediatrics  McKinney Pediatrics  Carolyn D Ashworth MD  Pediatrics Place  Peter Sherrod MD  Pediatrics Place  Texas Child Neurology  Norman M Minsky MD  Pediatrics Place  Benjamin R Quiroz MD  Texas Child Neurology  Pediatrics Place  Ali Shams MD  Peter Sherrod MD  Texas Child Neurology  Pediatrics Place  George L Eastman III MD  North Dallas Pediatrics Associates  North Dallas Pediatrics Associates  North Dallas Pediatrics Associates  Joel Leffler MD  North Dallas Pediatrics Associates  North Dallas Pediatrics Associates  Meng Medical Clinic  P Arumugham MD  Kalavalli Ezekiel MD  Chuling Jiang MD  Healthy Kids Pediatrics  Richardson Pediatrics  Shlomo Friedman MD  Richardson Pediatrics  Richardson Pediatrics  John R Porter MD  Wylie Pediatrics  John R Porter MD  Richardson Pediatrics  Frisco Pediatrics PA  Trinity Pediatrics  Pediatric Associates of Dallas  Pediatric Associates of Dallas  Willow Bend Pediatrics  Trinity Pediatrics  Pediatric Associates of Wylie PA  Pediatric Associates of Wylie PA  Willow Bend Pediatrics  Willow Bend Pediatrics  Willow Bend Pediatrics  Pediatric Associates of Dallas  Accute Kids Urgent Care  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Otolaryngology  Kaplan Pediatrics & Associates  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Otolaryngology  Ewa K Stewart MD  Pediatric Specialists of Plano  Pediatric Specialists of Plano Allen, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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EncopresisWhat Are Elimination Disorders?Elimination disorders occur in children who have problems going to the bathroom—both defecating and urinating. Although it is not uncommon for young children to have occasional "accidents," there may be a problem if this behavior occurs repeatedly for longer than 3 months, particularly in children older than 5 years. There are two types of elimination disorders, encopresis and enuresis.
What Are the Symptoms of Encopresis?In addition to the behavior of releasing waste in improper places, a child with encopresis may have other symptoms, including:
What Causes Encopresis?The most common cause of encopresis is chronic (long-term) constipation, the inability to release stools from the bowel. This may occur for several reasons, including stress, not drinking enough water (which makes the stools hard and difficult to pass) and pain caused by a sore in or near the anus (the opening of the rectum in the fold between the buttocks, where was... Recommended Reading Related to EncopresisIntroductionPsychotherapy is often the first form of treatment recommended for depression. Called "therapy" for short, the word psychotherapy actually involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, a person with depression talks to a licensed and trained mental healthcare professional who helps him or her identify and work through the factors that may be causing their depressiondepression. Sometimes these factors work in combination with heredity or chemical imbalances in the brain to trigger depression. Taking care of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of depression is important.
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