Elimination Disorders

Introduction

• Elimination disorders all involve the inappropriate elimination of urine or feces and are usually first diagnosed in childhood or adolescence.

• This group of disorders includes:

1. Enuresis, the repeated voiding of urine into inappropriate places

2. Encopresis, the repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places.

• Subtypes are provided to differentiate nocturnal from diurnal (i.e., during waking hours) voiding for enuresis and the presence or absence of constipation and overflow incontinence for encopresis.

• Although there are minimum age requirements for diagnosis of both disorders, these are based on developmental age and not solely on chronological age.

• Both disorders may be volimtary or involuntary.

• Although these disorders typically occur separately, co-occurrence may also be observed.

Studies Related to Elimination Disorders

• Parental Help-Seeking Behavior Toward Elimination Disorders

Lawal TO, Michael GC, Aliyu I. Toilet training and parental help-seeking behavior toward elimination disorders: Our experience in a semi-urban setting. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth 2019;12:28-33