ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2019
Psychosocial risks for constipation and soiling in primary school children.
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- Relationship between psychological stress with functional constipation in children: a systematic review.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Pooled it
- A post hoc analysis of linaclotide in pediatric patients with functional constipation and neurodevelopmental disorders.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Trial
- Psychological and Psychiatric Issues in Functional Constipation, Fecal Incontinence and Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction-A Revised and Updated Document of the International Children's Continence Society (ICCS).Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a risk prediction model for functional constipation in school-aged children.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Stool Withholding at School Among Children in the Netherlands.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Examining causal pathways between family adversity and soiling: a prospective cohort study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Breaking the cycle: Psychological and social dimensions of pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- Emergency Laparotomy for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in a Child due to Chronic Functional Constipation.Case reports in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The relationship between maternal psychopathology and offspring incontinence and constipation at school age: A prospective cohort study.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Assessing indicators and clinical differences between functional and organic childhood constipation: a retrospective study in pediatric gastroenterology clinics.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023Article
- Impact of Probiotics on the Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases in the Pediatric Population.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Growing-Up Milk Containing Only A2 β-Casein on Digestive Comfort in Toddlers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in China.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The psychosocial implication of childhood constipation on the children and family: A scoping review protocol.HRB open research · 2023Article
- Relationship between family-related factors and functional constipation among Chinese preschoolers: a case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of suspected child abuse in children with constipation: a case-control study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2022Article
- Incontinence and sleep disturbances in young children: A population-based study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using the Childhood Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Questionnaire.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Lifestyle, psychological stress, and incidence of adolescent constipation: results from the Toyama birth cohort study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Functional Constipation and the Gut Microbiome in Children: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Review
- Management of functional constipation in children and adults.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Review
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Abstract
To examine prospective associations between psychosocial problems and childhood constipation and soiling. We used latent classes of constipation and soiling ('constipation alone', 'soiling alone', 'constipation with soiling') extracted from longitudinal maternally reported data on constipation (4-10 years) and soiling (4-9 years) from 8435 children (4353 males, 4082 females) from the ALSPAC cohort. We examined the association between maternally reported psychosocial problems at 2-3 years (difficult temperament, behaviour/emotional problems, temper tantrums, behavioural sleep problems and stressful events) and the latent classes using multinomial logistic regression adjusted for a range of confounders relating to the child and family (reference category = normative latent class with very low probability of constipation/soiling). Difficult temperament and emotional/behaviour problems were associated with increased odds of constipation and soiling. Associations were generally strongest for 'constipation with soiling', e.g. difficult mood: 1.42 (1.23-1.64); behaviour problems: 1.48 (1.28-1.71); temper tantrums: 1.89 (1.34-2.65); lack of a regular sleep routine 2.09 (1.35-3.25). Stressful life events were associated with constipation alone [1.23 (1.12-1.36)] and constipation with soiling [1.32 (1.14-1.52)], but not soiling alone. Additional comparisons of the non-normative latent classes provided evidence for differential associations with the risk factors, e.g. frequent temper tantrums were associated with a greater than twofold increase in the odds of constipation with soiling versus constipation alone. Psychosocial problems in early childhood are risk factors for constipation and soiling at school age. An increased understanding of early risk factors for constipation and soiling could aid the identification of children who require treatment.
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