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Missoula Pediatrician Doctors for Encopresis

Type 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 Missoula *

St Patrick Hospital
Karen B Mielke
500 W Broadway
Missoula, MT 59806
(406) 329-2160

Missoula Anesthesiology PC
Gordon M Gray
3550 Mullan Rd
STE 103
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 728-8420

Missoula Anesthesiology PC
Alexander K Omura
3550 Mullan Rd
STE 103
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 728-8420

Missoula Anesthesiology PC
Daniel Propp
3550 Mullan Rd
STE 103
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 728-8420

Missoula Anesthesiology PC
Michael Sterbis
3550 Mullan Rd
STE 103
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 728-8420

Western Montana Clinic
John E Arnold
2835 Ft Missoula Rd
STE STE 3
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 721-5600

Western Montana Clinic
Dirk R Gottman
2835 Ft Missoula Rd
STE STE 3
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 721-5600

Daniel Harper MD
Daniel Harper
2825 Ft Missoula Rd
STE 213
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 721-0858

Community Medical Center Pediatrics
Ted B Laine
2825 Fort Missoula Rd
Physicians Bldg 1 STE 201
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 721-5566

Missoula Valley Pediatrics
Thomas J Lowder
2835 Fort Missoula Rd
STE 205
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 542-0391

Missoula Valley Pediatrics
Thomas A Randall
2835 Fort Missoula Rd
STE 205
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 542-0391

Western Montana Clinic
Kathleen S Rogers
2835 Ft Missoula Rd
STE STE 3
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 721-5600

Missoula Valley Pediatrics
Sandra B Simmons
2835 Fort Missoula Rd
STE 205
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 542-0391

South Valley Pediatrics
Blaise Favara
1114 W Main St
Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 363-5013

Western Montana Medical Clinic Polson
Timothy Carte
311 Hwy 93 S
Ronan, MT 59864
(406) 676-5680

Mark J Sorensen MD
Mark J Sorensen
75 Claremont St
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-2277

Family Health Care
Laura Aplar
1287 Burns Way
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8120

Family Health Care
Laura J Csaplar
1287 Burns Way
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8120

Family Health Care
Stephen Evans
1287 Burns Way
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8120

Family Health Care
David Habel
1287 Burns Way
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8120

R Dennis Winkel MD
R Dennis Winkel
1250 Burns Way
STE 1
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8877

Wallace Wilder MD
Lynn Dykstra
210 Sunnyview Ln
STE STE C005
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8300

Wallace Wilder MD
Wallace Wilder
210 Sunnyview Ln
STE STE C005
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-8300

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Encopresis

What 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.

  • Encopresis is the repeated passing of feces into places other than the toilet, such as in underwear or on the floor. This behavior may or may not be done on purpose.


  • Enuresis is the repeated passing of urine in places other than the toilet. Enuresis that occurs at night, or bed-wetting, is the most common type of elimination disorder. As with encopresis, this behavior may or may not be done on purpose.

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:

  • Loss of appetite


  • Abdominal pain


  • Loose, watery stools (bowel movements)


  • Scratching or rubbing the anal area due to irritation from watery stools


  • Decreased interest in physical activity


  • Withdrawal from friends and family


  • Secretive behavior associated with bowel movements.

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...

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Emergency Contact for Missoula

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Nearby Missoula Hospitals *

St Patrick Hospital
500 W Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
(406)543-7271

Community Medical Center
2827 Fort Missoula Rd
Missoula, MT 59804
(406)728-4100

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