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Suggest Treatment For Encopresis

My daughter is 11 years old and having a fecal problem. She doesn t even realize that the fecal matter is escaping out of her backside. She gets this crust on her underwear. We have been trying to deal with this on our own, but can t Any clue as to what to do? She is highly embarrased and doesn t want to talk to her doctor about it.
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hi...what you are quoting is exactly called encopresis. This occurs when the kid has hard stools, almost similar to constipation. But what happens here is the liquid stools will seep out on the sides of the hard stools and leak out. But, the main treatment of this is releiving of constipatoin.

Suggestions:
1. Natural methods are the best to relieve constipation.
2. Constipation is a risk factor for UTI
3. Maximum milk consumption per day should not exceed 300-400ml
4. Minimum 3-4 cups of fruits and vegetables to be consumed per day
5. Toilet training - that is - sitting in Indian type of lavatory daily at the same time will help a lot.

Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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Suggest Treatment For Encopresis

Hi...what you are quoting is exactly called encopresis. This occurs when the kid has hard stools, almost similar to constipation. But what happens here is the liquid stools will seep out on the sides of the hard stools and leak out. But, the main treatment of this is releiving of constipatoin. Suggestions: 1. Natural methods are the best to relieve constipation. 2. Constipation is a risk factor for UTI 3. Maximum milk consumption per day should not exceed 300-400ml 4. Minimum 3-4 cups of fruits and vegetables to be consumed per day 5. Toilet training - that is - sitting in Indian type of lavatory daily at the same time will help a lot. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,