Evidence-Based Naturopathic and Integrative Approaches to Treating Constipation in Children

An estimated 4-36% of children have functional constipation in their childhood.  Pediatric constipation accounts for 3% of all pediatrician referrals and 25% of pediatric gastroenterology referrals. Yet many providers are unaware of the strategies necessary to prevent, treat and reduce recurrence of chronic constipation in children. Many providers lack understanding of the numerous evidence-based natural treatments available to their patients. This 1-hour prerecorded class will give you confidence to treat complicated pediatric constipation cases.

This isn’t just another CE course—it’s your window into actionable insights so you can gain mastery in pediatric constipation, in 1 hour.

This course is prerecorded [Live webinar aired Thursday April 4th, 2024]

This class includes over 4 hours of information in a condensed format so you can quickly learn the most important concepts in pediatric constipation treatment in just 1 hour.

Unlike other CE courses this module is designed to allow you to immediately implement the evidence-based strategies so you can see success in your practice right away.

Topics covered:

✅  Identifying functional constipation vs. other commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions

✅  Comorbid conditions, including encopresis, enuresis and obesity

✅  Evidence-based dietary interventions

✅  A review of the research comparing strains of probiotics

✅  Herbal medicines to improve motility

✅  Physical medicine to encourage normal bowel movements, including a review of pelvic floor physiology, stooling position, retentive posturing in children, and pelvic floor physical therapy

✅  Behavioral strategies to encourage bowel retraining in children

✅  A thorough review of conventional medical and natural laxatives, including dosing strategies

✅  Discussion of bowel cleanouts and long-term therapy to prevent reimpaction

What’s Included:

✔  1 hr condensed constipation module (over 2.5 hours of information distilled into the most clinically relevant, actionable content)

✔  Numerous natural strategies for improving constipation in pediatric patients

✔  Clinical case studies

✔  Patient handouts on bowel retraining, bowel cleanout, dietary fiber strategies and more.

✔  Alarm signs in pediatric constipation and follow-up instructions for patients who fail to improve

✔  A comprehensive laxative chart (conventional and natural), including dosing instructions by age and weight

This module is approved by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians for 1.0 general continuing education credits (CE).