Encopresis Center - Pontiac, MI
Pontiac 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 Pontiac * Qamrul Hoda MD  Robert M Phillips MD  Annamma S Pullukat MD  Childrens Health Services  Kingsley Thomas MD  Bloomfield Hills Pediatrics  Pediatric Specialists of Bloomfield Hills  Bloomfield Pediatric Care  Drs Govila & Govila  Bloomfield Pediatric Care  Bloomfield Pediatric Care  Parvathi Sivaramakhrishnan MD  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  St Joseph Hospital Pediatrics  Steve Z Kallabat MD & Stacy Wittenberg MD  Steve Z Kallabat MD & Stacy Wittenberg MD  Alkapa Child Care  Alkapa Child Care  Waterford Internal Medicine & Pediatrics  Beverly Hills Pediatrics  Beverly Hills Pediatrics  Beverly Hills Pediatrics  Beverly Hills Pediatrics  Beverly Hills Pediatrics  Michael A Facktor MD PC  Kidz First Pediatrics  Kidz First Pediatrics  Kidz First Pediatrics  Kidz First Pediatrics  Southfield Pediatric Physicians PC  Southfield Pediatric Physicians PC  Southfield Pediatric Physicians PC  Southfield Pediatric Physicians PC  Southfield Pediatric Physicians PC  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Mercy Medical Group  Mercy Medical Group  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Medical Center Pediatrics  Mercy Medical Group  Mercy Medical Group  Mercy Medical Group  SG Pediatrics of Lake Orion  SG Pediatrics of Lake Orion  SG Pediatrics of Lake Orion  Clarkston Medical Group  Clarkston Medical Group  Clarkston Medical Group  Clarkston Medical Group  Country Creek Pediatrics PLLC  Country Creek Pediatrics PLLC  Glenn Bauer MD  West Bloomfield Pediatrics  West Bloomfield Pediatrics  West Bloomfield Pediatrics  West Bloomfield Pediatrics  West Bloomfield Pediatrics  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Henry Ford West Bloomfield Pediatric Clinic  Herbert Roth MD  Herbert Roth MD  My Kid Doc Southfield  My Kid Doc Southfield  Rashmi Gupta MD  My Kid Doc Southfield  Rainbow Pediatrics  Jay Eastman MD & Associates PC  Child Health Associates  Child Health Associates Of Troy  Child Health Associates  Child Health Associates  Troy Pediatrics PLC  Child Health Associates Of Troy  Child Health Associates  Jay Eastman MD & Associates PC  Child Health Associates  Jay Eastman MD & Associates PC  William Chung MD  Center for Allergy & Asthma Care  Tamer Massarani MD Pontiac, MichiganUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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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