Encopresis

09/01/2016 - "There was no significant correlation between CTT test value and initial dose of laxative, irrespective of the subgroup (encopresis, abnormal CTT test subtype) for either laxative. "
05/01/2009 - "We report 2 cases of 10 and 17-year-old children with persistent encopresis starting at the age of 3 and 5 years in spite of laxative treatment. "
08/31/1991 - "Primary faecal incontinence (encopresis) in children is usually treated with laxative medication and a behaviour modification programme aimed at promoting regular toileting, but the effectiveness of laxatives has never been adequately investigated. "
02/01/2009 - "Pseudo-incontinence (encopresis) can be treated with disimpaction followed by laxative therapy. "
01/01/2001 - "There is some evidence that behavioural intervention plus laxative therapy, rather than behavioural intervention or laxative therapy alone, improves continence in children with primary and secondary encopresis."

03/01/1993 - "This study confirms that children with encopresis can respond to a combined program of increased fiber intake, laxatives, and mineral oil following a complete bowel cleanout, without experiencing deleterious effects."
07/01/1987 - "In order to evaluate the efficacy of biofeedback for childhood encopresis, 50 children with encopresis were prospectively studied and randomized to receive biofeedback (B) or mineral oil therapy (M). "
05/01/1983 - "Encopresis secondary to constipation is treated with mineral oil, with the dosage titrated to individual needs. "

10/01/2015 - "Effectiveness of Atomoxetine in the Treatment of Children With Encopresis."
07/01/2016 - "Increased Frequency of Encopresis in a Child Diagnosed With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Encopresis After Atomoxetine Use: A Case Report."
01/01/2016 - "[Atomoxetine Treatment For Encopresis In A Child With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]."
04/01/2012 - "Atomoxetine for encopresis in 2 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder."
07/01/2016 - "Contrasting those reports, here we present a case diagnosed with ADHD and secondary encopresis without constipation whose encopretic symptoms increased after atomoxetine treatment and discuss possible mechanisms. "

11/01/2003 - "Long-term efficacy of polyethylene glycol 3350 for the treatment of chronic constipation in children with and without encopresis."
11/01/2003 - "Seventy-four children (43 with chronic constipation, 31 with constipation and encopresis) treated with polyethylene glycol 3350 (PEG) for longer than 3 months were studied to assess long-term efficacy. "
07/01/2003 - "Efficacy and optimal dose of daily polyethylene glycol 3350 for treatment of constipation and encopresis in children."
09/01/2001 - "Efficacy and optimal dose of daily polyethylene glycol 3350 for treatment of constipation and encopresis in children."
11/01/2004 - "A significant increase in defecation frequency (PEG 3350: 3 pre v 7 post treatment/week; lactulose: 3 pre v 6 post/week) and a significant decrease in encopresis frequency (PEG 3350: 10 pre v 3 post/week; lactulose: 8 pre v 3 post/week) was found in both groups (NS). "

11/01/1990 - "Of the 12 patients, 10 had persistent encopresis, while 11 required hospitalization for disimpaction an average of 1.6 times in the year prior to Cisapride use. "
01/01/2000 - "The final number of spontaneous bowel movements, fecal soiling episodes, laxatives used, or percent patients with encopresis was not different when patients receiving cisapride were compared with those receiving placebo. "
01/01/2000 - "During cisapride therapy, there was a significant improvement in number of spontaneous bowel movements per week (from 0.9 +/- 0.1 to 4.1 +/- 1.1), and there was a significant decrease in number of fecal soiling episodes per day (1.8 +/- 0.5 to 0.08 +/- 0.4), percent with encopresis (82% vs 23%), number of laxative doses per week (from 10.3 +/- 2.6 to 0.8 +/- 0.6), percent using laxatives (77% to 24%), and total gastrointestinal transit time (from 115.0 +/- 3.7 hours to 77.0 +/- 11.1 hours). "

07/01/2016 - "Some case reports state that atomoxetine-a selective presynaptic norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor-approved for treatment of ADHD is also effective in the treatment of coexisting encopresis. "

03/01/2004 - "We found glucomannan to be beneficial in the treatment of constipation with and without encopresis in children. "
03/01/2004 - "We evaluated the effect of fiber (glucomannan, a fiber gel polysaccharide from the tubers of the Japanese Konjac plant) and placebo in children with chronic functional constipation with and without encopresis in a double-blind, randomized, crossover study. "

09/01/2013 - "Anticholinergics, despite their constipating effect, given for treatment of detrusor overactivity resolved encopresis in most children with this bowel dysfunction."
09/01/2013 - "All but 1 patient with encopresis had associated urgency and detrusor overactivity, and the encopresis resolved in 75% of patients after initiation of anticholinergic therapy. "
07/01/2009 - "The major themes covered this year included diagnosis of NNVD by symptomatology and relationship to subsequent urodynamic findings and treatment outcomes; effect of bladder volumes and overdistention, test position, catheter size, catheter in or out during voiding and sex on flow rate, flow pattern, voiding pressures, presence of overactivity and interpretation of findings on both urodynamic studies and uroflow testing; associations between bowel disorders (constipation and encopresis) and NNVD, associations between behavioral disorders and bowel disorders as reflected by treatment response and effect on behavior; efficacy studies on symptom-directed therapies in NNVD, comparison of different biofeedback programs for treating dysfunctional voiding, Botox injections for overactive bladder and an adult anticholinergic for overactive bladder that underwent testing in children; enuresis topics included anticholinergics for treating monosyptomatic enuresis refractory to desmopressin, prevalence of enuresis when screening large numbers of healthy school-age children and its association with certain family characteristics and other bowel and bladder complaints and an update on the association of fluctuation of vasopressin and nightly urine output and its role in patient selection for desmopressin therapy. "

07/01/2009 - "The major themes covered this year included diagnosis of NNVD by symptomatology and relationship to subsequent urodynamic findings and treatment outcomes; effect of bladder volumes and overdistention, test position, catheter size, catheter in or out during voiding and sex on flow rate, flow pattern, voiding pressures, presence of overactivity and interpretation of findings on both urodynamic studies and uroflow testing; associations between bowel disorders (constipation and encopresis) and NNVD, associations between behavioral disorders and bowel disorders as reflected by treatment response and effect on behavior; efficacy studies on symptom-directed therapies in NNVD, comparison of different biofeedback programs for treating dysfunctional voiding, Botox injections for overactive bladder and an adult anticholinergic for overactive bladder that underwent testing in children; enuresis topics included anticholinergics for treating monosyptomatic enuresis refractory to desmopressin, prevalence of enuresis when screening large numbers of healthy school-age children and its association with certain family characteristics and other bowel and bladder complaints and an update on the association of fluctuation of vasopressin and nightly urine output and its role in patient selection for desmopressin therapy. "

12/01/2015 - "The aim of the present study was to study the effect of octreotide on colonic motility in pediatric patients with recalcitrant chronic constipation/encopresis and other suspected colonic motility disorders. "

04/01/2004 - "Biofeedback based on anomanometric techniques has been shown to be effective in the treatment of children with encopresis. "
10/01/1992 - "Biofeedback seems useful in the treatment of the child with encopresis."
08/01/1998 - "The result of this study, together with those reported in other controlled trials, argues against using biofeedback training in children with encopresis."
08/01/1998 - "Randomised controlled trial of biofeedback training in persistent encopresis with anismus."
11/01/1996 - "Randomised trial of biofeedback training for encopresis."

03/01/2006 - "It offers an important alternative to standard pediatric gastroenterological treatment for encopresis, as well as to reward-punishment oriented behavioral therapies."
10/01/2003 - "An Internet intervention as adjunctive therapy for pediatric encopresis."
10/01/2003 - "Seventeen of 19 (90 percent) patients with encopresis showed clinical improvement after one session of therapy (P < 0.0001). "
10/01/2002 - "Successful treatment of encopresis requires a combination of parent and child education, behavioral intervention, medical therapy, and long-term compliance with the treatment regimen. "
05/01/1999 - "Whether such disorders are causally related or the result of encopresis, these children require a much more intensive, multimodal therapy. "

04/01/2003 - "This study investigated the efficacy of treating patients with encopresis and chronic constipation with reflexology. "
04/01/2003 - "It appears that reflexology has been an effective method of treating encopresis and constipation over a six-week period in this cohort of patients."
04/01/2003 - "Reflexology in the management of encopresis and chronic constipation."

08/01/1995 - "The results showed that children with encopresis had significantly more emotional/behavioral problems and poorer social competence before treatment than children in the contrast group; combined medical and psychotherapeutic intervention led to a significant reduction in soiling frequency, and children with encopresis experienced significantly fewer behavioral problems and significantly improved social competence after treatment. "
12/01/1996 - "At follow-up 1 year or more after treatment for encopresis, a significant number of children may continue to soil. "
10/01/2003 - "Six months after treatment, however, six of ten (60 percent) patients with encopresis reported recurrent fecal incontinence after one therapeutic session. "

10/01/2023 - "In addition, the frequency of antegrade continence enemas and encopresis were reviewed as was the frequency of UTIs before and after the surgery. "
10/01/2019 - "Tras una mediana de seguimiento de 97 meses (12-159), un niño presenta encopresis (5%) tratada mediante sistema de irrigaciones transanales periódicas y otro caso (5%) cursa con estreñimiento, en tratamiento con enemas periódicos. "
04/01/2019 - "Long-term outcomes of antegrade continence enema in children with chronic encopresis and incontinence: what is the optimal flush to use?"
05/01/2017 - "Antegrade continence enemas significantly improve quality of life in patients with medically-refractory encopresis, likely related to resolution of soiling. "
05/01/2017 - "Antegrade continence enemas improve quality of life in patients with medically-refractory encopresis."