Constipation, withholding and your child : a family guide to soiling and wetting / Anthony Cohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohn, Anthony (Anthony Simon), 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constipation in children--Popular works.

Constipation in children.

Fecal incontinence in children--Popular works.

Fecal incontinence in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book examines the different causes of toileting problems, and provides practical techniques and strategies to help children overcome these problems. It emphasises the importance of diet and gives advice on how to make using the toilet less frightening, the benefits of keeping a stool diary, and what medication to use in different circumstances.

Contents:

COVER; Constipation, Withholding and Your Child; Contents; Introduction; Mr Poo - A Children'sStory About Constipationand Stool Withholding; The Life Cycle of the Stool -From Food to Poo; How Can You Tell If It'sNormal or Not?; It's Not Constipation -It's Stool Withholding; Are We MissingSomething Serious?; What Are the Signsof Stool Withholding?; It's Not a WeeProblem - Constipationand Urinary Problems; This is Not a BookAbout Toilet Training,but...a Few Tips; The Holy Grail - SensibleUse of the Toilet; Milk, Water and Fibre; Which Method?; Medication for Constipation; Soiling (Encopresis)

Wetting (Enuresis)Bedwetting and Medication; If Things Don't GoAccording to Plan - Theoriesand Strategiesfor Improving Results; Happy Families...andReal Ones; Children with Other Issues; Schools; APPENDIX: A HIGH FIBRE DIET; CONTACTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-92960-X

9786610929603

1-84642-562-X

OCLC:

437181912