Encopresis Center - Pittsburg, CA
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg * Myung Rae Cho MD  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Abbas Mahdavi MD  Sutter Delta Medical Center  Lourdes De La Cruz MD  East Street Kid Pediatrics  East Street Kid Pediatrics  East Street Kid Pediatrics  East Street Kid Pediatrics  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Diablo Valley Pediatric Medical Group  Brentwood Medical Group  Brentwood Medical Group  Casa Verde Pediatrics Inc  John Muir Medical Center Pediatrics  John Muir Medical Center Pediatrics  John Muir Medical Center Pediatrics  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  Allergy & Asthma Medical Group  Philip A Rush MD  W Byron Smith MD  David Wagner MD  Jaime Garcia MD  S Ming Chang MD  Walnut Creek Pediatrics  Charles H Hanson MD  Walnut Creek Pediatrics  Walnut Creek Pediatrics  Richard D Singer MD Inc  Alamo Medical Group  Alamo Medical Group  Alamo Medical Group  Alamo Medical Group  Alamo Medical Group  Alamo Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente  John Muir Medical Group  Lafayette Pediatrics  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  John Muir Medical Group  John Muir Medical Group  Suresh Sachdeva MD  Suresh Sachdeva MD  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Lamorinda Pediatrics  Family Doctor Medical Group  Family Doctor Medical Group  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  Allergy & Asthma Center  North Bay Center for Primary Care  Sutter Regional Medical Foundation Care Ctr  Sutter Regional Medical Foundation Care Ctr  Sutter Regional Medical Foundation Care Ctr  North Bay Pediatrics  North Bay Pediatrics  Summit Pediatric Medical Group  Summit Pediatric Medical Group  Summit Pediatric Medical Group  Summit Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  East Bay Pediatric Medical Group  Samuel J Lewis  Samuel J Lewis  Touro University Medical Center  Touro University Medical Center  Solano Primary Care  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group  Bayside Medical Group Pittsburg, CaliforniaUpcoming 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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