Category: Abdominal Health

Don't worry. The photo is of some AMAZING homemade, gluten-free fried chicken. Not… something else (💩)! But unfortunately, sometimes when poop stays inside our bodies for too long, poop dries, hardens, and takes the shapes of balls - as small as golf balls, and as large as softballs or grapefruit! (Yes, I've seen both of […]

I'm a pediatric pelvic floor physical therapist, specializing in pediatric incontinence and constipation. Prior to J being born, so many people made comments about our child's future toileting abilities. "You kiddo is going to be an amazing pooper." Well, God had a lovely little chuckle in response to that. Lo and behold, at 6 months […]

Oh, the beautiful Christmas cookie. When I was little, my mom would make literally dozens of different types of cookies. And I would eat all of them. But this year, now that I've come into my dietary restrictions with a little more awareness, and acknowledgement that there is no skirting around them – I approached […]

Your child is doing great. They are increasing the amount of stool they get into the toilet and having less fecal leaks. Momentum is building as they continue to improve. And then it all comes crashing down, and they regress. Why? Coughing. Well, let me clarify. Coughing is ONE answer (to cover them all in […]

Bowel movement. That's the medically appropriate wording to describe evacuating poop out of your body. Poop leaves your rectum, through your anus, and is expelled. Bowel movement. Movement. Move. Move. Your. Body. People often prescribe movement to someone who hasn't pooped in a while. (Working in hospital, I often hear "they haven't pooped yet. Get […]