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Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale * Camino Medical Group Physicians  Camino Medical Group Physicians  Camino Medical Group Physicians  Camino Medical Group Physicians  Camino Medical Group Physicians  University of Maryland Pediatric Critical Care  Bernardo Medical Center  Chang H Cho MD  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Allergy Department  Camino Medical Group Allergy Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California  Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California  Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California  Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California  Hospital Drive Pediatrics  Anita R Juvvadi MD  Hospital Drive Pediatrics  Hospital Drive Pediatrics  Gloria Lo MD  Pediatric Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Altos Pediatrics Associates  Molly Rad MD  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos  Camino Medical Group  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos  Camino Medical Group  Camino Medical Group  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos  Camino Medical Group  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos  Korthamar & Merigan  Korthamar & Merigan  New Era Medical Clinic  Kyung Sook Park MD  Shen Medicine & Pediatrics Associates  Andrade & Tsu MDs  Dagmar Horvath MD  Mina Sehhat MD  Andrade & Tsu MDs  Waldemar H Werner MD  Waldemar H Werner MD  Pediatric Center for Life  Pediatric Center for Life  Boo W Lee MD  Pediatric Center for Life  Narciso & Rosemarie Padua MDs  Narciso & Rosemarie Padua MDs  Sima Stein MD  Nilda Vergara Medical Group  Michael Taymor MD  John M Sum MD  Valley Connection Pediatrics  Care First Pediatrics  Care First Pediatrics  Care First Pediatrics  Kjartan Armann MD  Los Gatos Pediatrics  Los Gatos Pediatrics  Los Gatos Pediatrics  Gregory F Lum & Susan Sombatpanit MDs  Osofsky Pediatrics  Gregory F Lum & Susan Sombatpanit MDs  John C Whitney MD  John C Whitney MD  Franklin C Buckner MD  Kaiser Permanente West  Kaiser Permanente West  Kaiser Permanente West  Kaiser Permanente West  Kaiser Permanente West  Kaiser Permanente West  Stanford University Pediatric Urology Clinic  Stanford University Medical Center  Ping-Cheung Lee MD  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Ophthalmology  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sports Medicine  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics Sunnyvale, 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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