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Encopresis is a problem that children can develop due to chronic (long-term) constipation. With constipation, children have fewer bowel movements than normal, and the bowel movements they do have can be hard, dry, and difficult to pass.
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Encopresis frequently is associated with constipation and fecal impaction. Often, hard fecal material is retained in the colon, with a passage of soft or semi-liquid stool around the impacted stool.
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Encopresis can be divided into two groups. The first in which there is a physiologic basis for the encopresis, the second in which there seems to be an emotional basis.
Encopresis frequently is associated with constipation and fecal impaction.
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Encopresis (Fecal Incontinence) - Source:Psychology Today
Fecal Incontinence - Fecal incontinence is the inability to hold feces (stool) in the rectum. Source:WebMD Medical Reference from The Cleveland Clinic ...
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Encopresis
Abnormalities relating to bowel movements that can occur as a result of stress or fear.
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Stool holding (encopresis)
Is the modern diet the culprit?
Children today eat a lot of highly processed food instead of fiber-rich fruits and vegetables. Fiber adds bulk and holds more water in the stool, making it softer and easier to pass.
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From the way you worded your question, I assume that your daughter has previously had good control of her bowel movements and only recently developed encopresis. This may be the consequence of emotional stress.
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By conservative estimates, encopresis (which is generally not seen as a problem until age four) affects about 1.5 percent of children in the early elementary grades. Five times as many boys as girls develop the problem.
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