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The Ins and Outs of Poop: A Guide to Treating Childhood Constipation

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STOOL WITHHOLDING? SOILING?

Functional constipation (encopresis) is an increasingly common condition that can cause children aged 2 to 12 years to soil their underwear and have full-blown poop accidents without any awareness that they have got to use the toilet. The good news is that the warning signs of functional constipation can be recognized and dealt with before it becomes a source of pain and shame for children and their parents.

This is a first-of-its-kind book about childhood constipation. This is a how-to book for parents and a remedy guide for pediatric healthcare specialists. Occasional or mild constipation is very common in children. Then again, more than 20% of children who have occasional constipation go on to develop a more severe type of constipation known as functional constipation or encopresis.

Functional constipation occurs when children do not sense the want to defecate. Some of these children unintentionally soil in their underwear, which causes them embarrassment. Functional constipation is not a disease but it does cause serious physical and emotional problems which can be prevented by knowing what to do when a child develops occasional constipation. Because functional constipation can persist for months or years, remedy can be stressful for everyone involved, including healthcare providers.

To treat functional constipation, parents and providers work together as a remedy team over an extended period of time to manage and unravel the problem. There are six steps required to effectively treat functional constipation:
1. Educate the family
2. Empty the rectum
3. End withholding
4. Shrink the rectum
5. Withdraw laxatives
6. Remain vigilant

Each step is explained in detail at the side of the tools needed for successful implementation, such as forms for data collection and instruction in the usage of laxatives and incentives. There are lots of stories written by parents describing specific aspects of their child’s remedy.

The book is written in a light-hearted fashion and uses cartoon-like illustrations to highlight key points. It emphasizes the very good news that with comprehensive care, functional constipation can be dramatically improved.

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