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  2. Constipation in children - Wikipedia

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    Children have different bowel movement patterns than adults. In addition, there is a wide spectrum of normalcy when considering children's bowel habits. [1] On average, infants have 3-4 bowel movements/day, and toddlers have 2-3 bowel movements per day. At around age 4, children develop an adult-like pattern of bowel movements (1-2 stools/day).

  3. Meconium - Wikipedia

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    Beyond this, there may be a few separate grey-white globular pellets. Below this level, the bowel is a narrow and empty micro-colon. Above the level of the obstruction, there are several loops of hypertrophied bowel distended with fluid. No meconium is passed, and abdominal distension and vomiting appear soon after birth.

  4. Constipation - Wikipedia

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    Babies often have three to four bowel movements per day while young children typically have two to three per day. [8] Constipation has many causes. [4] Common causes include slow movement of stool within the colon, irritable bowel syndrome, and pelvic floor disorders. [4]

  5. Elimination communication - Wikipedia

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    Timing varies radically for defecation, as some infants may have several bowel movements a day, while others may only have one every few days. Parents report that some babies as young as three months will appear to hold all their bowel movements until they are held in a particular squat position, as long as this is offered regularly enough.

  6. Intestinal atresia - Wikipedia

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    If not diagnosed in utero, infants with intestinal atresia are typically diagnosed at day 1 or day 2 after presenting with eating problems, vomiting, and/or failure to have a bowel movement. [3] Diagnosis can be confirmed with an X-ray, and typically followed with an upper gastrointestinal series, lower gastrointestinal series, and ultrasound ...

  7. Obstructed defecation - Wikipedia

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    Frequent urge to defecate, [12] and frequent bowel movements/toilet visits, [35] where only fecal pellets may be passed. [20] Conversely, there may reduced number of bowel movements per week. [19] [1] Abnormal stool texture, which may be anything from watery/loose (overflow diarrhea), [12] to fragmented, [23] very hard [19] or pellet-shaped. [12]

  8. Bowel management - Wikipedia

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    Bowel management is the process which a person with a bowel disability uses to manage fecal incontinence or constipation. [1] People who have a medical condition which impairs control of their defecation use bowel management techniques to choose a predictable time and place to evacuate. [ 1 ]

  9. Encopresis - Wikipedia

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    It is usually recommended that a child be required to sit on the toilet at a regular time each day and "try to go" for 10–15 minutes (timed toileting), usually soon (or immediately) after eating. Children are more likely to be able to expel a bowel movement right after eating (due to the gastrocolic reflex). It is thought that creating a ...

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