Feb 11When Constipation Treatment Improves a Child's Behavior or MoodBy Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I know that aggressive constipation treatment resolves bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop...
Nov 9, 2023The Normalization of Bedwetting Harms Families, Helps Diaper IndustryBy Steve Hodges, M.D. Over the decades, I have witnessed the unfortunate normalization of bedwetting. But I’m now seeing something more...
Jun 16, 2023The Real Reason Potty Accidents HappenBy Steve Hodges, M.D. I don’t have time to comment on every grossly misleading article about bedwetting or potty accidents, but some...
Mar 7, 2023Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say an elderly man wets his pants at the park or wets his bed. Or both. Let’s say this keeps happening. Would...
Oct 25, 2022Kids Shoulder Shame and Blame for Bedwetting and Accidents: How Therapists and Counselors Can HelpBy Steve Hodges, M.D. I spend a lot of time explaining to families that toileting accidents are never a child’s fault and are not a sign...
Jun 2, 2022Autism and Chronic Constipation: This New York Times Article is Exactly What I’m Talking AboutBy Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I read with interest a New York Times article titled “Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns...
Jan 29, 2022Autism and Constipation: Can Constipation Cause Potty Training Accidents?"Bedwetting, daytime wetting, poop accidents, and delayed potty training are all written off as part of autism," Dr. Hodges tells Dr....