Teenage Bedwetting: Everything You’ve Been Told Is Wrong
By Steve Hodges, M.D. About 15% of my bedwetting patients are teenagers, and I frequently receive emails from teens who wet the bed. The...
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May 8, 2017
Is Bedwetting a Sign of Bullying?
By Steve Hodges, M.D. For centuries bedwetting and accidents have been attributed to stress, anxiety, and psychological problems. Even...
Apr 27, 2017
Miralax, Magnesium Citrate, Enemas, and Suppositories: Your Questions Answered
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I receive questions every day about all the different children's laxative products on the market. The array of...
Apr 21, 2017
Jane and the Giant Poop: A Hilarious Book for Constipated Kids
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I once had a bedwetting patient whose giant poops clogged the toilet so often that her folks established a rule:...
Mar 21, 2017
Huggies' Pull-Ups Campaign Will Boost Sales — And Constipation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. According to the Wall Street Journal, Huggies has launched a campaign to promote earlier potty training, reportedly...
Mar 10, 2017
Daily Enemas Are Really, Truly Safe for Constipated Children
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I’ve spent half my career advocating a bedwetting treatment many doctors find appalling: one enema per day for at...
Feb 23, 2017
Is Miralax Poisoning Children?
By Steve Hodges, M.D. My phone buzzes after every media report suggesting Miralax triggers psychiatric problems in children. Most of my...
Feb 18, 2017
43% of Parents "Angry" About Bedwetting
By Steve Hodges, M.D. My patients who wet the bed have a distinct disadvantage over the children I treat for other medical problems, like...
Jan 17, 2017
Encopresis: What Doctors Get Wrong
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Little is more traumatizing for a kid than having poop accidents. My patients who struggle with bedwetting and pee...
Dec 6, 2016
Why 1 Million Girls a Year Get UTIs
By Steve Hodges, M.D. This week I saw a 7-year-old patient who’s had four urinary tract infections in the last six months and was...
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