ENCOPRESIS: WHAT CAUSES AND HOW TO TREAT - DEVELOPMENT
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What is encopresis and what to do to heal



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Encopresis is leakage of feces in the child's underwear, which most often happens involuntarily and without the child's awareness. This incontinence usually arises from a previous constipation, with accumulation of hard stools, usually due to psychological causes. Therefore, the main form of treatment is with psychotherapy with a child psychologist and follow-up by the pediatrician, which may indicate ways to improve stool consistency and treat constipation