Encopresis Center - San Bruno, CA
San Bruno 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 San Bruno * Livewell Medical Clinic  Clementina Manio MD  Nabeel Madanat MD Inc  Peninsula Pediatrics Medical Group Inc  Peninsula Pediatrics Medical Group Inc  Peninsula Pediatrics Medical Group Inc  Peninsula Pediatrics Medical Group Inc  Frank Tortorice MD  Peninsula Pediatrics Medical Group Inc  Harvard M Robbins MD  Pedia Health Medical Group  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bobbie Graves MD  Vivien D Hernandez MD  Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group  Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group  Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group  Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group  Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bay Area Pediatrics  Bayview Child Health Center  St Lukes Healthcare Center Pediatric Clinic  Earl L Stern MD  St Lukes Healthcare Center Pediatric Clinic  Pediatric Medical Group  Mitchell Sollod MD  UCSF Valencia Health Services  Pediatric Medical Group  Pediatric Medical Group  Mitchell Sollod MD  Mitchell Sollod MD  Mitchell Sollod MD  Mitchell Sollod MD  Caroline Yong MD Inc  Agnes Y Alikpala MD  NOE Valley Pediatrics  NOE Valley Pediatrics  Emergency Care  SFGH Pediatric Clinic  SFGH Pediatric Clinic  North East Medical Service  Pacific Pediatrics  Pacific Pediatrics  UCSF Beckman Vision Center  Pacific Pediatrics  Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant  Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant  UCSF Medical Center Pediatric Critical Care  UCSF Pediatrics  Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant  UCSF Teen Clinic  UCSF Teen Clinic  UCSF Medical Center Pediatric Critical Care  UCSF Medical Center Pediatrics  UCSF Teen Clinic  Medical Genetics Office  UCSF Teen Clinic  UCSF Teen Clinic  Pediatric Immunology & Rheumatology  Medical Genetics Office  Drs Li & Wong  Golden Gate Regional Center  Golden Gate Regional Center  Golden Gate Regional Center  Thomas B Newman MD  Derald L Seid DO & Derice Seid MD  Foster City Pediatrics  Foster City Pediatrics  Foster City Pediatrics  Foster City Pediatrics  Foster City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Genetics  Kenneth Leung MD & Dan Kronish MD  Kenneth Leung MD & Dan Kronish MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco  TIn Hu Nguyen MD  The Office of Dr Woo  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  UCSF Mount Zion Pediatric Group  The Office of Drs Quock & Liau  Coastside Family Medical Center  The Office of Drs Quock & Liau  Johnson Crosby Dab Gin & Miller MDs San Bruno, 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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