Gastroenterology

21 Jun Pooping Accidents

Posted at 09:00h in Gastroenterology

Does your child have problems with pooping accidents? Is your child old enough to know better than to soil their underwear? Your child most likely has encopresis. What Is Encopresis? Encopresis is the medical term for pooping accidents in a person’s underwear beyond the age of toilet...

24 May My Belly Hurts

Posted at 09:00h in Gastroenterology

If your healthy child is frequently complaining about stomachaches, there is a high possibility that they have functional abdominal pain. Functional Abdominal Pain Two or more months of abdominal pain in otherwise healthy, thriving children is known as functional abdominal pain. Even though “functional” pain refers to there being...

15 May Swallowing Magnets Can Be Life Threatening!

Posted at 09:00h in Endoscopy, Gastroenterology

Children swallowing magnets can be life-threatening. Often times an incident like this can require invasive procedures such as an upper GI endoscopy or surgery to remove the objects. Neodymium magnets or rare earth magnet ingestion has been on the rise among children. These magnets are...

20 Apr Occupational Therapist and Gastrointestinal Issues

Posted at 13:40h in Gastroenterology

April is Occupational Therapy Month The role of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to help patients of all ages improve or maintain skills for day-to-day activities and well-being. OTs work in a variety of fields with different patient populations. Pediatric OTs work with infants and children who have gross motor delays, fine...

19 Feb The Gut Brain Connection

Posted at 09:00h in Gastroenterology, Nutrition

Our digestive system is filled with millions of unique bugs that are referred to as our gut microbiome. Research is exploding with studies showing that our gut microbiome has a tremendous impact on our brain function. That means that a dysfunctional gut microbiome could be a...

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