[Dear Doctor, if a Hospital Doctor reports Ecopresis or soiling for a older dementia patient ..what does it mean and is dangerous or can it be dangerous if not investigated..what does all this mean..please advise.] View answer

My three-year old grandchild has been diagnosed with encopresis by a GT in August of this year. She is on Miralax and is now on a maintenance dose. Potty training is difficult because her bowel ... View answer

[My 12 year old grandson has encoperesis and it is not getting better and my daughter is beside herself because she sees no end in sight. What do you suggest? she has tried many different things, diet, stool softeners and... View answer

Hello, I have a 4 year old son. He has encopresis from past 8-9 months. We got this thyroid profile done. The reports are attached. His FT3 is little high. Hi pediatrician said its normal but I am little ... View answer

Can you tell me the symptoms, causes, etc. for adult encopresis? Am only finding encopresis for children an symptoms are not same as the adult patient in question. She will get quick bouts of diarrhea a ... View answer

wear depends I have just recently applied for ssi benefits is encopresis considered a disability? The ... ever since with her. Asi said she is now 10years old and the doctor believe she has encopresis... View answer

My 4 year old son was diagnosed with encopresis in early November. We went through a clean out ... encopresis are emerging again. I am wondering what foods we should absolutely avoid and if there are other ... View answer

[My grand son has undergone surgery for rectosigmoid hirschprung s and now he is suffering from fecal soiling. His age is now 3 years. On per rectal examination there is hardened stool mass. Our doctor has suggested enema... View answer

[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... View answer

Hello--I ve been working with my son on issues of encopresis for 2 1/2 years. Today, it looked like one of his smears had white things in it. Like whitish/yellowish seeds. Could he have worms. I ve done ... View answer