Encopresis Center - Carol Stream, IL
Carol Stream 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 Carol Stream * ABC Pediatrics & Neonatology  ABC Pediatrics & Neonatology  Roy Betti MD  Morad Jacobson MD  Stratford Pediatrics  Stratford Pediatrics  Imelda Carlos MD  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  Pratima Shah MD  Glendale Heights Primary Care  West Central Anesthesia  Pediatric Cancer Institute SC  Central DuPage Physicians Group  Just for Kids Pediatrics  Bloomingdale General Pediatrics  Mohamed Jabri MD  Bloomingdale General Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  A Kid Care Medical  Schwartz Pediatrics  Schwartz Pediatrics  Associates In Pediatrics SC  A Kid Care Medical  Associates In Pediatrics SC  Hemlata Limaye MD  Wee Care Pediatrics  Hemlata Limaye MD  Usha Murarka MD  Soon Ja Choi MD  Midwest Pediatrics  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  General Pediatrics  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  General Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Addison Medical Associates  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  A R Zand MD SC  Midwest Children's Heart Specialists  Salma Khokha MD  A R Zand MD SC  Martine Nelson MD  West Suburban Pediatrics  West Suburban Pediatrics  Miroslav Kovacevic MD  Martine Nelson MD  Children's Health Associates  Children's Health Associates  West Suburban Pediatrics  Mukesh Doshi MD  Advanced Pediatrics  Dermatology Limited  Peggy A Supple MD  Tots-N-Teens Health Associates  Rao K Batchu MD  Drs Bedingfield & Rosewell SC  Pediatric Care Associates SC  Oakbrook Pediatric & Adolescent Center  Pediatric Care Associates SC  Sylvia Y Lam MD  Villa Medical Arts  Pediatric Care Associates SC  Pediatric Care Associates SC Carol Stream, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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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