Encopresis Center - East Orange, NJ
East Orange 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 East Orange * Family Medicine & Pediatrics  Nkem Nnaeto MD  Mediterranean Pediatrics Associates  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Madhavi Maniar MD  Curtis A Johnson MD  Dioscora Vannoy MD  Foundations Pediatrics  Indu Madhok MD  Roseville Pediatric Care Center PA  Childrens Specialized Hospital  UMDNJ University Hospital Dept of Medicine  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  University Pediatric Group  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  Park Avenue Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Group  Guo-Pao Cheng MD  Roger W Cooper Jr. MD  Bloomfield Pediatrics  Jesus Ortega MD  University Hospital Neurology  University Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Center for Preventive Medicine  Nnabugwu W Iromuanya MD  The University Hospital Pediatric Hospitalists  Pediatric Associates of Paterson  Guy Delisfort MD  Jocelyne Louis-Jacques MD  Madhavi Shah MD  Washington Pediatrics Center  Dale Steinberg DO  Toki Dada MD  Emmanuel M Emelle MD  Zenaida Gonzaga MD  Fatema Jaffery MD  Irvington Pediatrics Associates  Total Support Medical Group  Olga Quintana MD  Sanford Heights Pediatrics  Marc Roberts MD  Childrens Hospital of PA  North End Family Health  North End Family Health  Raksha J Gajarawala MD  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Kamlesh Khanna MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Kids Docs PC  Childrens Hospital Family Health Center Newark  Kids Docs PC  Kids Docs PC  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  The Childrens Heart Center  Newark Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  Feminia C Mac MD  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  Francis P Sunaryo MD  Lyons Medical Center LLC  Maria Yerovi MD  Family Care Center  Montclair Pediatrics  Montclair Pediatrics  Montclair Pediatrics  Dhanbir S Saluja MD  Gricel Comesanas MD  Aldona J Skripkus MD  Veena Dhar MD  Veena Dhar MD  Ricardo J P Ferraz MD  Loreta M Uy MD  Midland Pediatrics  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Park Avenue Pediatrics  Park Avenue Pediatrics  Park Avenue Pediatrics East Orange, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
2012-06-02
2012-06-02
2012-06-09
2012-06-09
2012-06-10
2012-06-10
2012-07-17
2012-10-13
2012-11-25
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 EncopresisWhat is bedwetting?Bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, is the involuntary passage of urine (urinary incontinence) while asleep. Inherent in the definition of bedwetting is satisfactory bladder control while the person is awake. Therefore, urination while awake is a different condition and has a variety of difference causes than bedwetting. What are the types of bedwetting?There are two types of bedwetting:
What is primary bedwetting?Primary bedwetting is viewed as a delay in maturation of the nervous system. At 5 years of age, approximately 20% of children wet the bed at least once a month, with about 5% of males and 1% of females wetting nightly. By 6 years of age, only about 10% of children ar... Other Related Encopresis ArticlesEmergency Contact for East Orange
Nearby East Orange Hospitals *East Orange General Hospital East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System The University Hospital Clara Maass Medical Center Clara Maass Medical Center West Hudson Children's Hospital of New Jersey St James Hospital of Newark Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Mountainside Hospital Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation West Orange Saint Barnabas Medical Center Essex County Hospital Center Trinitas Hospital Williamson Campus Trinitas Hospital New Point Campus Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Bayonne Medical Center Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital Overlook Hospital Christ Hospital Summit Oaks Hospital St Mary's Hospital Jersey City Medical Center Hoboken University Medical Center Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside St Joseph's Children's Hospital St Joseph's Regional Medical Center Richmond University Medical Center Kindred Hospital New Jersey Rahway Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway St Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center of New York Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Saddle Brook New York Downtown Hospital Palisades Medical Center St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center Beth Israel Medical Center Petrie Division Hackensack University Medical Center Select Specialty Hospital Northeast New Jersey New York Eye & Ear Infirmary Bayley Seton Campus NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Long Island College Hospital VA New York Harbor Healthcare System New York Campus Bellevue Hospital Center NYU Langone Medical Center Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Kindred Hospital New Jersey Wayne Lutheran Medical Center St Joseph's Wayne Hospital Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County Lenox Hill Hospital The Brooklyn Hospital Center Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Campus The Rockefeller University Hospital St Lukes Hospital Gracie Square Hospital Holy Name Hospital Hospital for Special Surgery Morristown Memorial Hospital Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute New York Methodist Hospital Woodbridge Development Center Coler Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility Maimonides Medical Center Staten Island University Hospital North Site Metropolitan Hospital Center The Mount Sinai Medical Center North General Hospital South Beach Psychiatric Center Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Chilton Memorial Hospital Harlem Hospital Center Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
Suggested Reading on Encopresis by Our Doctors
-
Related Diseases & Conditions
2 articles-
Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal pain is pain in the belly and can be acute or chronic. Causes include inflammation, distention of an organ, and loss of the blood supply to an organ. Abdominal pain can reflect a major problem with one of the organs in the abdomen such as the appendix, gallbladder, large and small intestine, pancreas, liver, colon, duodenum, and spleen.
-
Bedwetting
- Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, is the accidental passage of urine while asleep. There are two types of bedwetting: primary and secondary. Primary enuresis is bedwetting since infancy, and secondary enuresis is bedwetting after being consistently dry for at least six months.
-
Abdominal Pain
-
Medications
0 articles -
Procedures & Tests
1 articles -
Pictures, Images & Quizzes
0 articles -
Doctor's & Expert's Views
1 articles -
Health News
0 articles -
Health Features
0 articles
