Encopresis Center - Bell Gardens, CA
Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens * Catherine A Raqueno MD  Jamie C Oey MD  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Richard B Aguilar MD  Pediatric Medical Group  Pioneer Medical Group Long Beach  Marilou G Cruz MD  Pioneer Medical Group Inc  Rita Roy MD  J Shafai MD Inc  Ardmore Medical Clinic  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Pioneer Medical Group South Gate  Altamed Medical Group Pico Rivera  Clinica Medica Cuzcatlan  Chua & Chuang MDs  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Allergy & Dermatology  Anjana Sura MD  Jaw J Wang MD  Mahendra R Patel MD  Shahira S Abdel-Malek MD  Victoria Medical Group  Tao Nguyen MD  Central Medical Guadalupano Center  San Martin Medical Clinic at South Gate  Aswani & Dakak MDs  Aswani & Dakak MDs  James E Saunders MD  Thambimuttu Jeyaranjan MD  Clinica Virgin de Guadalupe  Pediatric Clinic  Pediatric Clinic  HKR Pediatrics  HKR Pediatrics  Stanley Wijesekera MD  Terence T Tan MD  David Aguilar MD  HealthCare Partners Huntington Park  Marian C Tzeng MD & Stephen Tzeng MD  Agape Family Medical  St Lukes Medical Center  San Miguel Medical Clinic  Romulo R Ricaforte MD  Crown City Medical Group  CML Medical Center  All Care Medical Group  Clinica Pacifica  Minerva Lobarbio-Banares MD  Sacred Heart Family Center  Mildred R Rey MD  Jesse M DeLeon & Liberation DeLeon MDs  Ignatius Godoy MD  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Los Angeles  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Imelda Yujuco MD Inc  Edward Austin MD  Bellflower Park Medical Group  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Victoria S Bal MD  San Gabriel Pediatrics  Charles C Chen MD  Zourabian Gomberg & Gastelum MDs  Ragaie Hakim MD  Erlinda Koo MD  Yu Care Medical Group  LAC / Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital  Watts Health Center  Watts Health Center  Watts Health Center  LAC / Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital  Watts Health Center  Watts Health Center  Pioneer Medical Group Artesia  Maria Pamaran MD  Garvey Healthy Family  Grace Life Medical Center  Joseph Lu MD  Montes Medical Group  Presbyterian Inner Community Hospital  Sze Ng MD  Noli R Zosa MD  Berwyn J Lin MD  Goodfaith Family Medical Group  Bertrand Marcano MD Inc  Yovana Bruno Pediatric Care  Victor G Carabello MD  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  Bertrand Marcano MD Inc  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  Annapoorani Thenappan MD  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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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