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Encopresis — a secret struggle

by Michelle Daum | Oct 17, 2016 | Encopresis, encopresis treatment, soiling, Stool Withholding, withholding

THE SECRET STRUGGLE OF ENCOPRESIS AND STOOL WITHHOLDING Behind closed doors all over the world, many par­ents and chil­dren deal with a secret strug­gle that may linger for years. The ten­sion brings par­ents to their wits end, and the chil­dren expe­ri­enc­ing...

Relapse/Remission: Will he ever get off Ex-lax?

by Michelle Daum | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Encopresis, encopresis treatment, Ex-lax, Laxatives, soiling

Once your child with enco­pre­sis is doing well, we work close­ly with you to slow­ly low­er the dose of med­ica­tion. The impor­tant thing to con­sid­er is that you are suc­cess­ful­ly man­ag­ing your child’s enco­pre­sis. If your child is able to be acci­dent free...

Reply to question about why most doctors know little about encopresis treatment by Dr Daum

by Michelle Daum | Dec 29, 2014 | Blog, Encopresis, encopresis treatment, maintenance, potty training, Special Needs, treatment, Uncategorized

Yes­ter­day, a moth­er wrote me this very thought­ful and impor­tant ques­tion: Dr. Fredric Daum- so many doc­tors- even pedi GI docs do not know much about this diag­no­sis- oth­er than a def­i­n­i­tion. There is a sig­nif­i­cant lack of...

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Interview with Dr Daum: Encopresis and Stool Withholding in Children with Special Needs

Notes for Parents

  • What is stool withholding?

The Daum Program is for you if:

  • Your child withholds stool
  • Your child soils stool (Encopresis)
  • Your child has potty accidents
  • Your child had tummy aches or belly pain
  • Your child refuses to sit on the toilet
  • Your child is in diapers or pull-ups past the age of 3 ½ years
  • Your child cannot enroll in school or camp until toilet trained
  • Your child is not permitted in the swimming pool until toilet trained
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