Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 7/6/2007 7:27:00 PM Author: Dotty (dj.alexander@verizon.net) Subject: 8 year old soiling pants Hi, My son was diagnosed with encopresis (spelling) when he was 9. He always had trouble with eliminating becoming constipated very easily. It wasn't until we changed pediatricians who actually diagnosed him with this common (sort of) medical issue. What happens is that when children become constipated, the sphincter muscle looses its ability to send a message to the brain that they need to eliminate -- which actually makes the constipation worse. They become "blocked" in essence and begin to "leak" or stain their . After many months of watching his diet (enough fiber, water and yes, mineral oil) we were able to 'clean out' his system. Talk to your pediatrician about this particular issue....encopresis. Hope this helps. Name: Email: Subject

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