Encopresis Center - South Whittier, CA
South Whittier 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 South Whittier * Whittier Pediatrics  Whittier Pediatrics  Whittier Pediatrics  Whittier Pediatrics  Presbyterian Inner Community Hospital  Noli R Zosa MD  Zourabian Gomberg & Gastelum MDs  Montes Medical Group  Annie Lim MD & Kheng Lim MD  Dinesh Ghiya MD  Leonard Dauer MD & Wendy Dauer MD  Leonard Dauer MD & Wendy Dauer MD  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Assoc  Gomber-Bhargava Pediatrics  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Altamed Medical Group Pico Rivera  Kathiriya Sugra MD  Five Point Medical Group  Kevin Tishler MD  Pediatric Medical Group  Hamsa Ramkumar MD  Hamsa Ramkumar MD  Anwar Arastu MD  Austin & Vatave MD Inc  St Jude Heritage Medical Group La Habra  HKR Pediatrics  HKR Pediatrics  Stanley Wijesekera MD  Minerva Lobarbio-Banares MD  Pioneer Medical Group Inc  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Anjana Sura MD  Jaw J Wang MD  San Gabriel Pediatrics  Pioneer Medical Group Long Beach  Pioneer Medical Group Inc  Rita Roy MD  Marilou G Cruz MD  Richard B Aguilar MD  Kaiser Permanente Allergy & Dermatology  Jamie C Oey MD  Kungsoo Kim MD  Liang-Mu Lin MD  Joseph Medical Group  General Practice  Wen-Shiang Hong MD  Alagiasingam Rangarakam MD  HealthCare Partners El Monte  Crown City Medical Group  Crown City Medical Group  Prime Health Medical Group  Rekha Sachdeva MD  Longway Tsai MD  Rolando S Mercader MD Inc  Five Point Medical Group  Crispina A Chen MD  Bright Medical Assoc  Mary Doyle MD  Colima Medical Clinic  Helen Huang MD  Bright Medical Assoc  Chua & Chuang MDs  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  Beverly Pediatric Medical Group  Harriman Jones Medical Group La Palma  Agape Family Medical  Jong In Lee MD  Pioneer Medical Group Artesia  Bellflower Park Medical Group  Maria Pamaran MD  Grace Life Medical Center  Imelda Yujuco MD Inc  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Tom Tha Yeh MD  Goodfaith Family Medical Group  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Shyh-Mine Lii MD  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Willy Murtidjaja MD  Robert C Sharp MD  Victoria S Bal MD  Los Ninos Medical Center  Garvey Healthy Family  Sierra Health Center  Citrus Valley Family Medical Clinic Inc  Baldwin Medical Clinic  Talbert Medical Group  St Jude Heritage Medical Group  St Jude Heritage Medical Group  North Orange County Pediatrics  North Orange County Pediatrics  Drs Streit Weinberg & Gazzaniga MD  North Orange County Pediatrics  Drs Streit Weinberg & Gazzaniga MD  Marian C Tzeng MD & Stephen Tzeng MD South Whittier, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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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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