Encopresis Center - Monterey Park, CA
Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park * Erlinda Koo MD  Charles C Chen MD  Yu Care Medical Group  Joseph Lu MD  Sze Ng MD  Chua & Chuang MDs  Berwyn J Lin MD  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Los Angeles  Garvey Healthy Family  Goodfaith Family Medical Group  Arthur Kong MD  San T Nguyen MD  Viven Nite-DelaCruz MD  Marian C Tzeng MD & Stephen Tzeng MD  Mabel K Yee MD  Tom Tha Yeh MD  Thambimuttu Jeyaranjan MD  HealthCare Partners Alhambra  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  San Gabriel Pediatrics  Drs Yeh & Huang MDs  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Jaw J Wang MD  Anjana Sura MD  HKR Pediatrics  HKR Pediatrics  Stanley Wijesekera MD  Shyh-Mine Lii MD  Mahendra R Patel MD  Mary Doyle MD  Azucena A Porral MD  General Practice  Oluyemisi Afuape MD  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Rose City Pediatrics  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Rose City Pediatrics  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Rose City Pediatrics  Rose City Pediatrics  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Saleh Hamdan MD  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  C Walker & J Mangoni MDs  C Walker & J Mangoni MDs  Hargurmeet Sandhu MD  Children's Clinic  Crown City Medical Group  Children's Clinic  Crown City Medical Group  Children's Clinic  Prime Health Medical Group  Alagiasingam Rangarakam MD  HealthCare Partners El Monte  Rekha Sachdeva MD  Children's Clinic  Childrens Hospital Newborn and Critical Care  Astrid H Heger MD  Pasadena Childrens Medical Group  Ivette C Pena MD  Pasadena Childrens Medical Group  Won Cho MD & John Frank MD  Won Cho MD & John Frank MD  Crispina A Chen MD  Bertrand Marcano MD Inc  Yovana Bruno Pediatric Care  Bertrand Marcano MD Inc  Annapoorani Thenappan MD  Victor G Carabello MD  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  Five Point Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  White Memorial Medical Center Neonatal  White Memorial Pediatrics Medical Group  Ardmore Medical Clinic  Altamed Medical Group Pico Rivera  Five Point Medical Group  Pediatric Medical Group  Lih-Syh Huang MD  Charles E Imbus MD  Arcadia Pediatrics Medical Group  Loanne B Tran MD MPH  Mark A Hoffman MD  Vijay Lakshmanan MD  Rolando S Mercader MD Inc  Montes Medical Group  Catherine A Raqueno MD  Huntington Medical Monterey Park, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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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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