Encopresis Center - Levittown, PA
Levittown 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 Levittown * We Care Pediatrics  Infants, Youths & Children  Bishnu C Borah MD  Infants, Youths & Children  We Care Pediatrics  We Care Pediatrics  We Care Pediatrics  Edward P Spiegel MD  Family Medical Associates  Family Medical Associates  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Malti Damani MD  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Lower Bucks Pediatrics  Yardley Pediatrics  Yardley Pediatrics  Yardley Pediatrics  Yardley Pediatrics  Yardley Pediatrics  Wood Services for Special Needs  Marcelino A Desantos MD  Drs Victor Rivera & Janis Halpern  Drs Victor Rivera & Janis Halpern  Kids First Newtown  Kids First Newtown  Kids First Newtown  Kids First Newtown  Louis J Gringeri DO  Susan Ragonesi MD  Margiotti & Kroll Pediatrics  Pediatrics & Neurology  Pediatrics & Neurology  Margiotti & Kroll Pediatrics  Holland Pediatrics  Holland Pediatrics  Neshaminy Pediatric Associates Ltd  Red Lion Pediatrics  Red Lion Pediatrics  Red Lion Pediatrics  Red Lion Pediatrics  Torresdale Pediatrics  Torresdale Pediatrics  Torresdale Pediatrics  Torresdale Pediatrics  Red Lion Pediatrics  Southampton Pediatrics  Southampton Pediatrics  Southampton Pediatrics  Jan N Widerman DO  ECHA Holland Pediatrics  ECHA Holland Pediatrics  ECHA Holland Pediatrics  ECHA Holland Pediatrics  ECHA Holland Pediatrics  Verree Pediatrics  Robert Ricchetti MD  Northeast Pediatrics  Northeast Pediatrics  Northeast Pediatrics  Northeast Pediatrics  Sandiford Pediatrics  Tri County Pediatrics Inc  Dipanwita Roy MD  Valley Pediatrics  Valley Pediatrics  Valley Pediatrics  Tri County Pediatrics Inc  Vera Frumin MD  Vera Frumin MD  Philadelphia Health Care Center  City Clinic  Krishna Sampath & Viji Murali MDs  Krishna Sampath & Viji Murali MDs  Valley Pediatrics at Warrington PC  Valley Pediatrics at Warrington PC  Kids Medical LLC  Kids Medical LLC  Castor Avenue Pediatrics  Huntingdon Valley Pediatrics PC  Huntingdon Valley Pediatrics PC  Randal Whitman MD  Bucks County Pediatrics UPHS  Christa P Habboushe MD  Jellinek Pediatrics PC  Buckingham Pediatrics  Buckingham Pediatrics  Buckingham Pediatrics  Buckingham Pediatrics  Einstein Pediatrics  Pediatric Medical Associates  Pediatric Medical Associates  Frankford Ave Health Center  Abington Pediatric Associates  Abington Pediatric Associates  Abington Pediatric Associates  Abington Pediatric Associates Levittown, PennsylvaniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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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