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Encopresis What is encopresis? Encopresis is when your child leaks stool into their underwear. It's also called stool soiling. It's most often because of long-term (chronic) constipation. Encopresis happens to children ages 4 and older who have already been toilet trained. In

Session Objectives: Attempt to define ankyloglossia and determine how it is diagnosed. Review common breastfeeding difficulties, and how it may be related to ankyloglossia. Learn indications for treatment for symptomatic ankyloglossia, including the various options for procedures

Guest Presenter: Thomas Keens, MD, Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Attending Physician, Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Clinical Interests Cystic fibrosis, Sudden infant death syndrome

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Constipation in Children What is constipation in children? Constipation means that a child has very hard stools and has fewer bowel movements than normal. It is a very common gastrointestinal (GI) problem. Signs that a child has constipation include: Having fewer bowel movements

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to: Define dysphagia and feeding problems related to esophageal inflammation Describe the epidemiology and demographics of children with EoE Outline the pathophysiology and clinical features of eosinophilic