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Metairie 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 Metairie * Keith A Collins & Heather C Porche MDs LLC  Keith A Collins & Heather C Porche MDs LLC  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  Daughters of Charity Services New Orleans  Cecily P Poree-Turner MD  Crescent City Pediatrics  Crescent City Pediatrics  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Tulane Lakeside Internal Medicine Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  Tulane Family Health Center  Tulane Family Health Center  Carousel Pediatrics  Tulane Family Health Center  Carousel Pediatrics  Carousel Pediatrics  Tri Parish Pediatrics  Tulane Hospital for Children  LSU Medical Center Pediatrics  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Tulane Medical Anesthesiology  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Children's Clinic  Children's Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Neurosurgery Clinic  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Tulane Hospital for Children  Children's Hospital Emergency  Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurosurgery  Children's Hospital Allergy & Immunology  Childrens Hospital Gastroenterology  Children's Hospital Allergy & Immunology  Primary Healthcare Associates LLC  Kids First Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Kids First Pediatrics  Kids First Pediatrics  Sunnyside Pediatrics  Physicians of River Ridge  Children's Medical Clinic  Children's Medical Clinic  Truyen T Vu MD  Otholino Remedios MD  Fisher Pediatric Clinic  Children's Clinic  Ochsner Health Center Algiers  Roberto C Mendoza MD  Samuel Y Brown Jr. MD  Sunnyside Family Health  Glenda Richardson MD  Thattil P Gouri MD  The Family Doctors  Valentine Medical Center  MacArthur Primary Care Center  MacArthur Primary Care Center Metairie, LouisianaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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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