By Steve Hodges, M.D. Sarah Silverman's "The Bedwetter": a lost opportunity to educate about enuresis I’m a pediatric urologist, not a...

If one child outgrew bedwetting, can you expect the child's sibling to have the same luck? Do enemas clear out the colon or rectum?

Among the most distressed families are those dealing with the “trifecta”: encopresis, daytime enuresis, plus bedwetting.

Will a Miralax clean-out help a child who's clogged with poop? Will bedwetting medication help a 15-year-old? Dr. Hodges answers.

By Steve Hodges, M.D. It's a myth that Ex-Lax is unsafe for children with chronic constipation. Parents often ask me how long children...

I’ve treated enuresis and encopresis for 20+ years, and if there’s a one insight I could share, it’s this: Miralax won’t cut it.

For treating encopresis which is better: Miralax or Ex-Lax?

Dr. Makary recounts critical medical discoveries that were ignored, suppressed, or belittled due to “medical groupthink gone awry."

By Steve Hodges M.D. On a recent episode  of the podcast Mr. Dad, hosted by Armin Brott, a guest misrepresented my opinions on potty...

When a child’s constipation has resolved, medication tends to work well; when a child’s rectum remains clogged with stool, drugs are pointle