Encopresis Center - Wheaton, IL
Wheaton 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 Wheaton * Just for Kids Pediatrics  Morad Jacobson MD  Imelda Carlos MD  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  Roy Betti MD  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  Wheaton Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Pediatrics  West Central Anesthesia  Pediatric Cancer Institute SC  Central DuPage Physicians Group  ABC Pediatrics & Neonatology  ABC Pediatrics & Neonatology  Glendale Heights Primary Care  Pratima Shah MD  Stratford Pediatrics  Stratford Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  Midwest Pediatrics  General Pediatrics  Mohamed Jabri MD  Miroslav Kovacevic MD  Martine Nelson MD  Martine Nelson MD  Soon Ja Choi MD  Hemlata Limaye MD  Hemlata Limaye MD  Bloomingdale General Pediatrics  Bloomingdale General Pediatrics  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  DuPage Medical Group Lombard  University Pediatrics & Family Medicine  21st Century Pediatrics  West Suburban Pediatrics  West Suburban Pediatrics  West Suburban Pediatrics  Janina Badowska MD  Naperville Pediatric Associates  Naperville Pediatric Associates  Naperville Pediatric Associates  Peggy A Supple MD  Rao K Batchu MD  Pediatric Health Associates  Pediatric Health Associates  Oakbrook Pediatric & Adolescent Center  Pediatric Health Associates  Central DuPage Physician Group  Central DuPage Physician Group  Pediatric Health Associates  Zahida Muzaffar MD  Rush Childrens Heart Center  Pediatric Health Associates  Pediatric Health Associates  Pediatric Health Associates  Pediatric Health Associates  All About Kids  Dermatology Limited  Ofelia Ayuste MD  Ofelia Ayuste MD  Addison Medical Associates  ABC Pediatrics  ABC Pediatrics  ABC Pediatrics  ABC Pediatrics  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Villa Medical Arts  Ad-Park Pediatric Associates  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center  Children & Teens Medical Center Wheaton, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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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