Encopresis Center - West Covina, CA
West Covina 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 West Covina * West Covina Medical Clinic  West Covina Medical Clinic  John & Rosa Cu MDs  Harbhajan Hanjan MD  Asha R Kumar MD Inc  Yen-Fu James Liu MD  Foothills Infectious Disease Medical Group  Bimlesh Garg MD  J Kim & K Kim MDs  Doctors Medical Group Pediatrics  Yunchul Pak  Doctors Medical Group Pediatrics  Doctors Medical Group Pediatrics  Raquel M Ynchausti MD  San Jose Multispecialty Medical Group  Citrus Valley Family Medical Clinic Inc  Baldwin Medical Clinic  Los Ninos Medical Center  Willy Murtidjaja MD  Julius C Kpaduwa MD Stella Kpaduwa MD  Magan Medical Clinic  Magan Medical Clinic  Magan Medical Clinic  Magan Medical Clinic  Magan Medical Clinic  Laura L Barker MD  The West Covina Kids DOC  Pleitez Medical Clinic  Rosa M Gidowski MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Thomas H Lin MD  Dr Pratima Patel  Kaied O Shalabi MD  City of Hope Medical Center Pediatrics  City of Hope Medical Center Pediatrics  City of Hope Medical Center Pediatrics  City of Hope National Medical Center Specialties  City of Hope Medical Center Pediatrics  Children First Pediatric Group  Vaijayanti Koldhekar MD  Georgette Tardos MD  Bright Medical Assoc  Colima Medical Clinic  Helen Huang MD  Bright Medical Assoc  Bright Medical Assoc  Rolando S Mercader MD Inc  Advance Care Medical Group  Glendora Pediatric Medical Group Inc  Joon Kang Medical Group  Glendora Pediatric Medical Group Inc  Sherry Meng MD  Milan Kim MD  Five Point Medical Group  Crispina A Chen MD  Crown City Medical Group  Crown City Medical Group  Prime Health Medical Group  Alagiasingam Rangarakam MD  HealthCare Partners El Monte  Rekha Sachdeva MD  Letrinh Hoang DO  Eva Chan MD  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  Five Point Medical Group  George Madanat MD  George Madanat MD  Kanan R Modi MD  Bernardine A Celoni MD  Bernardine A Celoni MD  General Practice  Saleh Hamdan MD  Lih-Syh Huang MD  Charles E Imbus MD  Vijay Lakshmanan MD  Arcadia Pediatrics Medical Group  Loanne B Tran MD MPH  Healthcare Partner Glendora Office  Huntington Medical  Huntington Medical  Mary Doyle MD  Huntington Medical  Huntington Medical  Kenneth Yu Yen Huang MD  Healthcare Partner Glendora Office  Huntington Medical  Hymavathi Velkuru MD  Healthcare Partner Glendora Office  Shyh-Mine Lii MD  Hamsa Ramkumar MD  Leila K Jabaji MD  Magan Medical Clinic  Hamsa Ramkumar MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Group La Habra  Montes Medical Group  Azucena A Porral MD  Peppertree Medical Specialties  Bright Medical Associates West Covina, 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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