Encopresis Center - Washington, DC
Washington 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 Washington * Eye Doctors of Washington  Howard University Physicians Pediatrics  Sheila J Mosee MD  Howard University Physicians Pediatrics  Howard University Physicians Pediatrics  Comp Clinic  Comp Clinic  Washington Pediatric Associates PC  Washington Pediatric Associates PC  Children's Pediatricians & Associates  Children's Pediatricians & Associates  Children's Pediatricians & Associates  Children's Pediatricians & Associates  Children's Pediatricians & Associates  Childrens National Medical Center  Childrens National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Martha Donoghue MD  Peter R Holbrook MD  Childrens National Medical Center  Childrens National Medical Center Cardiology  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Childrens National Medical Center  Childrens Health Center  Childrens National Medical Ctr  Children's National Medical Center Genetics  Childrens National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center Neurology  Childrens National Medical Ctr  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Childrens National Medical Center  Capital Hill Medical Clinic  Elden Street Pediatrics  Dennis R Wirt MD PC  Fissehe Tekle-Wold MD  Rumana Kazmi MD  Washington Hospital Center Neonatology  Marjorie B McKnight MD  Washington Hospital Center Neonatology  Fissehe Tekle-Wold MD  IInez Hinds MD  Ioana Razi MD  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Neonatology  Georgetown Internal Medicine & Medical Pediatrics Clinic  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Neonatology  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Neonatology  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Digestive Disorders Associates  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Marianne Schuelein MD  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Georgetown University Hospital Childrens Medical Center  Hayk L Kaftarian MD  Childrens Medical Care Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Children's National Medical Center  Yousuf Dawood MD  Children's Pediatrics and Associates  Children's Pediatrics and Associates  Children's Pediatrics and Associates  Childrens National Health Center  Milton S Glatt MD  DC Chartered Health Plan  DC Chartered Health Plan  DC Chartered Health Plan  Foxhall Pediatrics PC  Foxhall Pediatrics PC  Foxhall Pediatrics PC  Chevy Chase Pediatric Center PC  Chevy Chase Pediatric Center PC  Chevy Chase Pediatric Center PC  Suresh C Goyal MD  Chevy Chase Pediatric Center PC  Sirus Amiri MD  Robert Dickey MD  Arthur G Kreischer MD  Spring Valley Pediatrics  Spring Valley Pediatrics  Spring Valley Pediatrics  Spring Valley Pediatrics  Spring Valley Pediatrics  Spring Valley Pediatrics Washington, District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. Upcoming 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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