Elimination Disorders

She graduated (MBBS) from Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital Mumbai. Later she completed Post-graduation Diploma In Psychological Medicine from Mumbai. At Nair, she had an enriching experience in Child Psychiatry, which specializes in Learning disability and Autism. Dr. Vrushali has gained vast experience in managing variety of psychiatric cases.

Elimination disorders occur in children who have problems going to the bathroom — both defecating and urinating. Although it is not uncommon for young children to have occasional “accidents,” there may be a problem if this behavior occurs repeatedly for longer than three months, particularly in children older than 5 years.

There are two types of elimination disorders, encopresis and enuresis.

• Encopresis is the repeated passing of feces into places other than the toilet, such as in underwear or on the floor. This behavior may or may not be done on purpose.

• Enuresis is the repeated passing of urine in places other than the toilet. Enuresis that occurs at night, or bed-wetting, is the most common type of elimination disorder. As with encopresis, this behavior may or may not be done on purpose.