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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Laxative Myths and Realities
Our encopresis expert Nurse Shelly Dean recently provided information regarding the myths and realities of laxative use. Click to listen! Myths and realities of Miralax use How long should a child st...
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Question and Answer with an Encopresis Expert
Thanks to this parent for his recent question to our encopresis experts regarding laxatives. Question: Are laxatives addictive? Encopresis Expert Response: As with any use of medications for tre...
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Question and Answer with an Encopresis Expert
Thank you to this parent for her recent question for our encopresis experts! Question My 9 year old is really struggling. He works so hard with his regimen of laxatives and participation in the dail...
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Question and Answer with an Encopresis Expert
Parents often ask excellent questions of our encopresis experts and we find the responses are helpful to many families. One parent recently needed help with the following: Question My child says he...
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Philichi
Philichi, L. (2008). When the Going Gets Tough: Pediatric Constipation and Encopresis, Gastroenterology Nursing, 31 (2), 121-130....
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WTJU Frances Thorndike
Dr. Frances Thorndike, one of the creators of the UCanPoopToo program, is interviewed at the radio station WTJU and discusses improving access to healthcare through internet interventions. WTJU –...
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Healthy Diet
Nurse Shelly Dean provided information regarding the role of a healthy diet as it relates to encopresis and constipation. Click to listen! Can encopresis be treated by diet alone? What are some sugg...
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McGrath
McGrath, M., Mellon, M., & Murphy, L. (1998). Empirically Supported Treatments in Pediatric Psychology: Constipation and Encopresis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25(4), 225-254....
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Corkins
Corkins, M.R. (2005). Are diet and constipation related in children? Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 20(5), 536-539....
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Question and Answer with an Encopresis Expert
Parents often ask excellent questions of our encopresis experts and we find the responses are helpful to many families. One mom recently needed help with the following: Question: My son (just t...
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Origins of Encopresis
Dr. Lee Ritterband, one of the creators of the UCanPoopToo program, answers questions from parents and caregivers regarding the origins of encopresis and other current issues related to handling a chi...
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Blum
Blum, N., Taubman, B., & Nemeth, N. (2004). During Toilet Training, Constipation Occurs Before Stool Toileting Refusal. Pediatrics, 113(6), e520-e522....
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Working with Your School Nurse
Hear Nurse Shelly Dean provide expert responses to questions from parents and nurses regarding how to effectively work together and with the school to help children with encopresis. Click to liste...
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Conversations with Children
Hear Dr. Thorndike exchange information with UCanPoopToo parents and caregivers about how to talk and listen to kids with encopresis. Click to listen! How can I get my child to talk about encopresis?...
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Garman
Garman, K., & Ficca, M. (2012). Managing encopresis in the elementary school setting: The school nurse’s role. The Journal of School Nursing, 28(3), 175-180....
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Bongers
Bongers, M.E.J., van Wijk, M.P., Reitsma, J.B., & Benninga, M.A. (2010). Long term prognosis for childhood constipation: Clinical outcomes in adulthood. Pediatrics, 126(1), e156 – e162....
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Talk About Laxatives
Encopresis Expert Nurse Shelly Dean talked with parents about using laxatives as part of the UCanPoopToo program for encopresis. Listen to these audio excerpts of some of the questions that were ask...
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Zurad
Zurad, E. G., & Johanson, J. F. (2011). Over-the-counter laxative polyethylene glycol 3350: an evidence-based appraisal. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 27(7), 1439 -1452....
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Help Kids Change Encopresis Behaviors
Encopresis Expert and one of the developers of the UCanPoopToo program, Dr. Frances Thorndike, talked with parents about how to help their kids take ownership over their behaviors (like sitting on the...
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Farrell, M.
Farrell, M., Holmes, G., Coldicutt, P., & Peak, M. (2003). Management of childhood constipation: parents’ experiences. Journal of Advanced Nursing 44(5), 479–489...
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Chat Excerpts from Encopresis Expert: Topic – Medications, Including Titration
In this month’s chat, Encopresis Expert and pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Stephen Borowitz, talked with parents about the role of medication in managing encopresis. These chats are exclusive...
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Coehlo, D.P.
Coehlo, D.P. (2011). Encopresis: A medical and family approach. Pediatric Nursing, 37(3), 107-112....
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Treat Encopresis as a Team
Encopresis: A Medical and Family Approach, an article recently written by Dr. Coehlo and published in Pediatric Nursing, has some excellent information for families struggling with encopresis. Accor...
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Tips for Laxative Use
Many parents (and even some physicians) worry about giving children laxatives. But most of these concerns are based on myths – not facts. Nearly all laxatives work by keeping water in the stool,...
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Tips for Taking Trips: Encopresis Vacation Difficulties
Click this post and listen to an excerpt from our monthly Encopresis Expert online chat available to UCanPoopToo customers. Dr. Thorndike talks to parents about some of the difficulties that can arise...
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Doctors Need Help Treating Encopresis
If you have been dealing with encopresis for a long time and are feeling fed up, don’t give up yet! Encopresis can be difficult to treat. Even pediatricians and family care physicians think so. In f...
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Letter to Dr. Steve: Poops Are Too Large
Dear Dr. Steve: Our 8 yr old son can be accident free with daily fiber, but then his stools are soooo large that he routinely needs to plunge or the toilet needs to be snaked. Where is the happy mediu...
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Encopresis Expert: Working With Schools (Entire Live Discussion)
Click this post and listen to the special entire live discussion from our monthly Encopresis Expert online chat normally available exclusively to UCanPoopToo customers. Dr. Thorndike talks to parents...
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Working with Schools: Children, School Work and Bathroom Visits
Click this post and listen to an excerpt from our monthly Encopresis Expert online chat available to UCanPoopToo customers. Dr. Thorndike talks to parents about how to help children catch up on school...
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Garman, K.
Garman, K., Ficca, M (2011). Managing Encopresis in the Elementary School Setting: The School Nurse’s Role. The Journal of School Nursing, Dec 2011....
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Working with Schools: A 504 Plan
Click this post and listen to an excerpt from our monthly Encopresis Expert online chat available to UCanPoopToo customers. Dr. Thorndike talks to parents about working with schools on a 504 plan. Cl...
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Still Having Accidents? Changing laxative dose is typically not enough to solve the issue.
Effective treatment of encopresis relies on first successfully emptying or cleaning out the child’s colon. As explained in more detail in the UCanPoopToo Medication Core, children can be cleaned o...
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Gabel, S.
Gabel, S., Hegedus, A. M., Wald, A., Chandra, R., & Chiponis, D. (1986). Prevalence of behavior problems and mental health utilization among encopretic children: Implications for behavioral pediat...
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Lowery, S. P., Srour, J. W., Whitehead, W. E., & Schuster, M. M. (1985). Habit training as treatment of encopresis secondary to chronic constipation. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutr...
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Har, J., Croffie, A. (2010).Encopresis. Pediatrics in Review Vol. 31 No. 9 September 1, 2010 pp. 368 -374 (doi: 10.1542/pir.31-9-368)...
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Staiano, A., Andreotti, M. R., Greco, L., Basile, P., & Auricchio, S. (1994). Long-term follow-up of children with chronic idiopathic constipation. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 39, 561-564....
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Bernard-Bonnin, A., Haley, N., Belanger, S., & Nadeau, D. (1993). Parental and patient perceptions about encopresis and its treatment. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 14, 397-400....
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Legs Need to Reach the Floor
Do your child’s legs reach the floor when they are sitting on the toilet? If not, place a stool (or similar item) in front of the toilet so your child can easily rest his or her legs on its surfac...
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Proper Toilet Sitting Position
When your child sits on the toilet, check to make sure they are not tightly wrapping their legs around the toilet. Children with encopresis need to keep their legs resting loosely on the floor or a st...
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Acknowledge Encopresis is a Problem
Recognize that encopresis is a real problem. In my clinical work, I found that most parents first hoped that their child would simply outgrow the problem, but in time, they realized that encopresis wa...
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magee-01
Magee, J. C., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Cox, D. J., & Borowitz, S. M. (2009). Exploring the relationship between parental worry about their child’s health and usage of an Internet...
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Ritterband, L. M., Ardalan, K., Thorndike, F. P., Magee, J. C., Saylor, D. K., Cox, D. J., Sutphen, J. L., & Borowitz, S. M. (2008). Real world use of an Internet intervention for pediatric encop...
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Burket, R., Cox, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., Kovatchev, B. & Sutphen, J. (2006). Does ‘stubbornness’ have a role in pediatric constipation. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediat...
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Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. J., Gordon, T., Borowitz, S. M., Kovatchev, B., Walker, L. S., & Sutphen, J. (2006). Examining the added value of audio, graphics, and interactivity in an Internet inter...
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Borowitz SM, Cox DJ, Kovatchev B, Ritterband LM, Sutphen JL. Treatment of childhood constipation by primary care physicians: efficacy and predictors of outcome. Pediatrics 2005; 115:873-877....
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Ritterband, L. M., Borowitz, S. M., Cox, D. J., Kovatchev, B., Walker, L. S., Lucas, V., & Sutphen, J. (2005). Using the Internet to provide information prescriptions. Pediatrics, 116, e643-e647....
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Borowitz SM, Cox DJ, Tam A, Ritterband LM, Sutphen JL, Penberthy JK. Precipitants of constipation during early childhood. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2003; 16:213-218....
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Ritterband LM, Cox DJ, Walker LS, Kovatchev B, McKnight L, Patel K, Borowitz S, Sutphen J. An internet intervention as adjunctive therapy for pediatric encopresis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical P...
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Cox, D. J., Ritterband, L., Quillian, W., Morris, J., Sutphen, J. L. , Borowitz, S. M. (2003). Assessment of behavioral mechanisms maintaining encopresis: Virginia Encopresis-Constipation Apperception...
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Borowitz SM, Cox DJ, Sutphen JL, Kovatchev B. Treatment of childhood encopresis: a randomized trial comparing three treatment protocols. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2002; 34:37...
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Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. C., Kovatchev, B. P., Borowitz, S. M., Ling, W. D., & Marshall, B. (2001). A Telecommunication Monitoring System (TMS) for clinical and research practice. Professional P...
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Borowitz, S. M. & Ritterband, L. M. (2001). Using the Internet to teach parents and children about constipation and encopresis. Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine, 26(4), 283-295. PM...
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Borowitz SM, Brooks R, Koratchev B, et al. Constipation in Early Childhood: precipitating factors and treatment outcome. Pediatric Research 1999;45:109A....
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Borowitz SM, Cox DJ, Sutphen JL. Differences in toileting habits between children with chronic encopresis, asymptomatic siblings, and asymptomatic non-siblings. Journal of Developmental and Behaviora...
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Cox DJ, Sutphen JL, Borowitz SM., Ling, W. Contribution of behavior therapy and biofeedback to laxative therapy in the treatment of pediatric encopresis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 1998; 20:1-7....
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