Encopresis Center - Port Arthur, TX
Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur * Fe M Martin MD  Patricia Patterson MD  Erlinda R Punsalan MD  Marian Cordovez-Tan MD  Mid County Medical Group  Primary Care Pediatrics  Edward T Braye MD  Triangle Pediatrics  Raja H Ataya MD  Beaumont Pediatric Center PLLC  Beaumont Pediatric Center PLLC  Beaumont Pediatric Center PLLC  Drs Hababag & Medrano  Beaumont Pediatric Center PLLC  Orange Pediatrics  TLC Pediatrics  Jamie M Waldrep MD  Beaumont Pediatric Center PLLC  Southeast Texas Medical Associates LLP  Drs Manuel & Soosai  Joseph Derrick MD  Uma Kanojia MD  Neonatal Intensive Care Unit  Sharda Doshi MD  Alvin H Prause MD  Drs Kayani & Kayani  Winnie Community Clinic  Ghaleb S Al-Awar MD  Talosig Clinic  Calvary Medical Clinic  Edwin Upton MD  Kalyan K Rath MD  Chaninthorn Setabutr MD  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB Galveston  UTMB Children's Special Services  UTMB Galveston  UTMB Children's Special Services  UTMB Pediatric Allergy & Immunology  Island Pediatric Associates  Villar-Lamug Pediatrics  UTMB Pediatric Genetics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB Pediatric Genetics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  Island Pediatric Associates  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB Children's Special Services  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  UTMB General Academic Pediatrics  Villar-Lamug Pediatrics  Shannon Kluppel MD  Diana Villarreal MD  Cynthia L Bureau MD  Lyla S Challa MD  Avelina S Dimaandal MD  Rahman Uddin MD  Pediatric Associates of UTB Clinic  Pediatric Associates of UTB Clinic  Pediatric Associates of UTB Clinic  Pediatric Associates of UTB Clinic  Nassau Bay Pediatrics  Nassau Bay Pediatrics  Nassau Bay Pediatrics  G Gordon Bellah Jr MD  Bay Nguyen MD  Jennifer L Caffey DO  Texas Childrens Pediatric Associates Northshore  Texas Childrens Pediatric Associates Northshore  Texas Childrens Pediatric Associates Northshore  Texas Childrens Pediatric Associates Northshore  Texas Childrens Pediatric Associates Northshore  Bay Area Pediatric Associates PA  Bay Area Pediatric Associates PA  Bay Area Pediatric Associates PA  Bay Area Pediatric Associates PA  Calvary Medical Clinic  Calvary Medical Clinic  Taylor Pediatrics  Fairmont Pediatrics & Assoc  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Baybrook  Bay Colony Pediatrics  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Baybrook  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Baybrook  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Baybrook  Pediatric Associates of Kingwood  Pediatric Associates of Kingwood  Pediatric Associates of Kingwood  Pediatric Associates of Kingwood  Howard Boland MD  Pediatrics Medical Group  Brighter Tomorrow Pediatrics  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Pasadena  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Pasadena  Clearlake Pediatric Clinic  Clearlake Pediatric Clinic  Clearlake Pediatric Clinic Port Arthur, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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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