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Kindergarten this fall? Toilet Train Now!
If your child is approaching kindergarten in the fall and not yet toilet trained – now is the perfect time to get started with a recognized treatment program. By August, the stress your child may feel transitioning to a new school will be even greater than now. With…
Dr Marc Levitt speaks about The Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
I would like to congratulate Dr. Marc Levitt on his new multi-disciplinary surgical program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and offer him this opportunity to talk about his plans and his philosophy about bowel management. Fred Daum, MD “I was very happy to be…
Toilet Refusal Syndrome — is your child diaper dependent?
Toilet Refusal Syndrome (TRS) is characterized by diaper dependency and refusal to use the toilet for defecation. Toilet Refusal Syndrome is a common problem that eventually brings many families to seek care. Parents seldom recognize that their children are…
The Power of Remote Medicine…a story from a mom in Wyoming
Tara lives with her husband and three young children in a small town in Wyoming several hours from a grocery store or pharmacy. She first contacted us in February, 2014 about her 4 ½ year old son. He would not poop on the toilet. She had tried everything from…
A Personal Statement From Dr. Daum
My interest in toilet training issues began many years ago. One of my children refused to toilet train. My child was withholding and soiling (encopresis). The problem felt like a curse upon my house. Few colleagues or friends understood our predicament; fewer spoke…
Why Do Children Develop Encopresis?
Encopresis is a common childhood problem. Often, parents are embarrassed to talk about encopresis so that it is difficult to determine the prevalence. Many families feel alone in suffering with this condition and express relief when they discover support groups and…
Doctor Daum Speaks on The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Radio about Encopresis and Stool Withholding
The important topic of encopresis and stool withholding in Children with Special Needs was aired today on The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Radio. Marianne Russo, founder of The Coffee Klatch did a very thoughtful and thorough interview of Dr Fredric Daum on the topic…
Is Your Child Stool Withholding? Recognizing the Signs
At the end of December (new year’s eve) Dr Daum (www.doctordaum.com) began consulting by telephone with a mother in California about her 4‑year old daughter. Within just a few days, her daughter was self initiating pooping in the potty and she was able to return to…
Bowel Management Nurse Reflects on her Career
Our first guest blog is from Kathleen Guardino, RN, MSN, a renowned bowel management nurse, recipient of the Founders Award from the Pull- thru Network. Ms GUARDINO worked for 20 years at Schneider Children’s Hospital as the bowel management nurse for Dr Alberto…
