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DOI: 10.1177/000992289503401102 Long-Term Follow-Up of Medically Treated Childhood ConstipationDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Department of Behavioral Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville. Virginia We describe the long-term (mean 6.8 years) follow-up of 43 children treated medically for chronic constipation and encopresis. Overall outcome was quite good. Thirty children (70%) were entirely asymptomatic at follow-up. Intermittent mild constipation persisted in 13 patients; only two required persistent but infrequent laxative therapy. Encopresis persisted in three of 17 children who initially reported this symptom, and was associated with significant behavioral problems.
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