Stool soiling (messing the underwear with stool) affects about 2% of children. Most often, the soiling occurs because of constipation. In a few children, stool soiling is caused by a disease or a ...

Constipation is common in children of all ages. About 18% of toddlers and 14% of children and teens aged 4 to 18 years suffer from constipation, according to a 2018 study in The Journal of Pediatrics.

This is not your typical constipation. Encopresis, or fecal soiling, is a disorder that bedevils children past the age of toilet training because they soil their underwear for holding their stool too ...

According to Dr. Jaya Punati, a neurogastroenterologist and co-director of the Colorectal and Pelvic Anomalies Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the key to spotting constipation isn't how ...

Constipation is one of the most common digestive issues seen in children, especially during early school years. While it may seem minor, untreated constipation can lead to discomfort, poor appetite, ...

Poop and stool habits account for numerous discussions among parents, especially for those with newborn children or parents who are in the throes of potty training. It's true, no topic is off limits ...

Is your child already potty-trained but still soils himself and is mostly constipated, has a hard stool and avoids using the toilet or goes for long periods without bowel movements? Well, your child ...

Clinical psychologist David Coleman offers parenting advice in his weekly column. Q. I am concerned about my 5-year-old son soiling himself. I will notice him crouching down in a corner as if holding ...