Encopresis Center - Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport * Optimus Health Care Inc  Optimus Health Care Inc  Optimus Health Care Inc  Optimus Health Care Inc  Park City Primary Care Center  Park City Primary Care Center  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Mukesh Shah MD  Southwest Community Health Center  Bipin J Dalal MD  Fairfield Pediatrics  Optimus Health Care Inc  Brookside Pediatrics PC  Brookside Pediatrics PC  David H McCullough MD & Associates  Med Now Family Walk-In & Industrial Medical Center  Station House Pediatrics  Station House Pediatrics  Breast Feeding Resources  Primed LLC  PriMed Pediatrics  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Primed LLC  Primary Care Associates  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Kee Hung Hau MD PC  Baker Pediatrics LLC  Dr Subhash Chaddha MD  Charles G Hemenway MD  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Trumbull Pediatrics  Trumbull Pediatrics  Steven C Thornquist MD  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Canterbury Pediatrics  Canterbury Pediatrics  Canterbury Pediatrics  Canterbury Pediatrics  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  David Knaus MD  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Yale Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation  Bay Street Pediatrics PC  Bay Street Pediatrics PC  Robert N Hyde III MD  New Haven Pediatric & Adolescent Medical Services  Childrens Health Services LLC  Childrens Health Services LLC  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Pediatric & Adolescent Health  Eastshore Pediatrics  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatric Associates of Norwalk & Darien  Pediatric Associates of Norwalk & Darien  Pediatric Associates of Norwalk & Darien  Doctor's Pediatric PC  Doctor's Pediatric PC  Park St Pediatrics  Doctor's Pediatric PC  Doctor's Pediatric PC  Park St Pediatrics  Doctor's Pediatric PC  Park St Pediatrics  TLC Pediatrics  TLC Pediatrics  Newtown Center Pediatrics  Newtown Center Pediatrics  Savin Medical Practice LLC  Family Health Care Center Bridgeport, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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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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