Encopresis Center - Plainfield, NJ
Plainfield 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 Plainfield * Rolando Lozano MD  Rolando Lozano MD  Karl E Russell-Brown MD  Svetlana Zonn MD  Chang I L Cho MD  Durga Gaviola MD  Joseph Solages MD  Antonio Thomas MD  Anita Joseph MD  Mark Kharkover MD  Subrahmanyam Ganti MD  Donald Kline MD & Nimisha Shukla MD  J Elica Kang-Lee MD  Rainbow Medical Association  J Patricia DiCarlo MD  Suresh I Patel MD  Vijaya Radhakrishna MD  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Rekha A Patel MD  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Medical Group  Summit Medical Group  Summit Medical Group  Lin-Lan Tang MD  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Somerset Pediatric Group  Fernando Sitoy MD  ABC Pediatrics  ABC Pediatrics  Anil Mehta MD  Pediatric Associates of Westfield  Pediatric Associates of Westfield  Naveen Mehrotra MD PA  Natverlal M Patel MD  Carolkay Lissenden MD  Kavita Bupathi MD  Childrens Specialized Hospital  Pediatric Center  Childrens Specialized Hospital  Santosh B Khanna MD  Santosh B Khanna MD  Pediatric Center  Lata R Shah MD  Westfield Pediatrics  Westfield Pediatrics  Westfield Pediatrics  Westfield Pediatrics  Westfield Pediatrics  Westfield Pediatrics  New Providence Pediatrics  Dulce Samonte MD  Shao Zheng MD  Vanna Amorapanth MD  Peter Freis MD  Patricia Gao MD  The Retina Vitreous Center  Arvind P Shah MD  Sujatha Shankar MD PA  Hunterdon Pediatrics  Hunterdon Pediatrics  Comprehensive Pediatrics  Hunterdon Pediatrics  Pediatric Associates of Central Jersey  Pediatric Associates of Central Jersey  Pediatric Associates of Central Jersey  Metuchen Pediatrics Associates  Metuchen Pediatrics Associates  Summit Medical Group New Westfield  Summit Medical Group New Westfield  Sadhna Mehta MD  John O Percy Jr. MD  Woodbridge Pediatrics & Adolescent Care  Woodbridge Pediatrics & Adolescent Care  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Pediatric Associates PA  Hilltop Pediatrics  Summit Pediatric Associates PA  Summit Medical Group Pediatrics  Summit Pediatric Associates PA  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates Plainfield, New JerseyUpcoming 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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