How to resolve stool retention in a child

Underwear soiling is not a behavior problem

Glen C. Griffin Dr Griffin is coordinator for pediatric education, Dr Roberts is a faculty member, and Dr Graham is chief resident, Utah Valley Family Practice Residency, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo.; Dr Griffin is president of the nonprofit foundation American Family League, which provides resources for parents at the Web sites www.principles.org and www.moviepicks.org.Correspondence[email protected]

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S. Dwayne Roberts Dr Griffin is coordinator for pediatric education, Dr Roberts is a faculty member, and Dr Graham is chief resident, Utah Valley Family Practice Residency, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo.

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Gary Graham Dr Griffin is coordinator for pediatric education, Dr Roberts is a faculty member, and Dr Graham is chief resident, Utah Valley Family Practice Residency, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo.

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Soiled underwear is one of those problems that everyone wants fixed but no one wants to talk about. You, as the caregiver, may have to do a little detective work to uncover the problem and should do a lot of educating of the adults in charge. The reward may well be seeing a humiliated, shunned, scolded youngster transformed into a confident and happy one. The authors discuss how and why stool retention gets started, and they summarize the complaints parents often have when they bring in the child. A complete treatment regimen is described and compiled in a form that can be sent home with parents.

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