Laxatives: Pediatric Bowel Management 2013

During the Pediatric Bowel Management Course in 2013,directors DrsAndrea Bischoff, Alberto Peña and Todd Ponsky discusscontroversial/hot topics surrounding the management and diagnosis of pediatric bowel conditions.In this session, Dr. Samuel Nurko discusses laxatives. Topics discussed include definition of defecation and possible sources of dysfunction, fecal incontinence, oral/enteral or rectal disimpaction, types of oral laxatives and mechanism of action.