PO-0109 Heritability Of Childhood Constipation

management of childhood constipation

abstract a normal bowel pattern is thought to be a sign of good health. constipation is a symptom rather than a disease. the exact prevalence of the disorder is difficult to be estimated. the differential diagnosis of childhood constipation can be extensive. constipation is recognized and diagnosed by most practitioners based on the child's clinical presentation. herein, we present a usefu...

Challenges and New Treatment in Childhood Constipation

Chronic Constipation is a debilitating condition that is often associated with different abdominal problem. It can cause distress for the child and family and can result in emotional disturbance and family problem. Based on the current algorhytm, the treatment of chronic constipation consists of 4 important phases, 1: education, 2: disimpaction, 3: prevention of re-accumulation of feces and 4: ...

[Constipation in childhood].

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Longitudinal heritability of childhood aggression.

The genetic and environmental contributions to the variation and longitudinal stability in childhood aggressive behavior were assessed in two large twin cohorts, the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), and the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS; United Kingdom). In NTR, maternal ratings on aggression from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were available for 10,765 twin pairs at age 7, for 8,557...

Constipation and encopresis in childhood.