Encopresis Center - Stratford, CT
Stratford 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 Stratford * Milford Pediatric Group PC  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Primary Care Associates  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Primed LLC  Primed LLC  Med Now Family Walk-In & Industrial Medical Center  Station House Pediatrics  Station House Pediatrics  Breast Feeding Resources  David H McCullough MD & Associates  Optimus Health Care Inc  Kee Hung Hau MD PC  Optimus Health Care Inc  Optimus Health Care Inc  Optimus Health Care Inc  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  Pedicare  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  St Vincent's Pediatric Consultation Services  Optimus Health Care Inc  Park City Primary Care Center  Park City Primary Care Center  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Main Street Pediatrics PC  Mukesh Shah MD  PriMed Pediatrics  Bipin J Dalal MD  Brookside Pediatrics PC  Brookside Pediatrics PC  Milford Pediatric Group PC  Yale Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation  Southwest Community Health Center  Fairfield Pediatrics  Baker Pediatrics LLC  Robert N Hyde III MD  New Haven Pediatric & Adolescent Medical Services  Dr Subhash Chaddha MD  Charles G Hemenway MD  Steven C Thornquist MD  Trumbull Pediatrics  Trumbull Pediatrics  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  Monroe Pediatric Group  Canterbury Pediatrics  Monroe Pediatric Group  Canterbury Pediatrics  Canterbury Pediatrics  Canterbury Pediatrics  Monroe Pediatric Group  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Eastshore Pediatrics  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Childrens Medical Associates  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Childrens Medical Associates  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  David Knaus MD  Pediatric & Adolescent Health  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Willows Pediatric Group  Savin Medical Practice LLC  Avni-Singer Ferholt & Dorfman MDs  Avni-Singer Ferholt & Dorfman MDs  Avni-Singer Ferholt & Dorfman MDs  Sydney Z Spiesel PHD,MD, LLC  Pediatric & Medical Associates PC  Pediatric & Medical Associates PC  Pediatric & Medical Associates PC  Pediatric & Medical Associates PC  Pediatric & Medical Associates PC  Chapel Pediatric Group  Hill Health Center  Chapel Pediatric Group  Chapel Pediatric Group  Chapel Pediatric Group  Chapel Pediatric Group  Hill Health Center  Hill Health Center  Hill Health Center  Chapel Pediatric Group  Yale Anesthesiology Stratford, ConnecticutUpcoming 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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