Occasional or mild Constipation is very common in children.
Functional Constipation is not a disease but it does cause serious physical and emotional probl.
Some of these children accidentally soil in their underwear, which causes them embarrassment.
Functional Constipation occurs when children do not sense the need to defecate.
However, more than 20% of children who have occasional Constipation go on to develop a more severe type of Constipation known as functional Constipation or encopresis.
Occasional or mild Constipation is very common in children