In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Lusine Ambartsumyan about caring for children with refractory functional constipation. We discuss the evaluation and treatment of both children and infants with constipation that continues despite usual treatment with education, behavioral strategies, and stool softeners/laxatives. Dr. Ambartsumyan is a pediatric gastroenterologist and
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In this episode, Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Jacob Langer about Hirschsprung disease, including how to diagnose and treat the child with Hirschsprung disease who continues to struggle with constipation or fecal incontinence after surgery. Dr. Langer is a pediatric surgeon and for many years was the Chief of General
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In our first international episode, Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Temara Hajjat cross the Atlantic (virtually) to talk to the illustrious Dr. Marc Benninga from Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Benninga is not only our first guest from our sister society ESPGHAN, but also the first Olympian and perhaps the
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In the next episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Jose Garza about one of life's most important questions: Why do kids poop their pants? Dr. Garza is a leader in the field of pediatric neurogastroenterology and motility disorders, and specializes in the care of children with
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Hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk constipation controversies with former NASPGHAN President Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo. Do we really need to do rectal exams? When should we get x-rays? Is PEG3350 safe? Do milk and cheese really cause constipation? We answer all these questions and more. As always, the discussion, views, and
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