@entity2464 or @entity322 in @entity1 is an extremely distressing condition that is usually secondary to chronic @entity1142 /stool withholding. Traditional management with enemas may add to the @entity1 's distress. This study investigated the efficacy of treating @entity1 with @entity2464 and chronic @entity1142 with reflexology. An observational study was carried out of 50 @entity1 between three and 14 years of age who had a diagnosis of @entity2464 /chronic @entity1142 . The @entity1 received six sessions of 30-minutes of reflexology to their feet. With the help of their parents they completed questionnaires on bowel motions and soiling patterns before, during and after the treatment. A further questionnaire was completed by parents pre and post treatment on their attitude towards reflexology. Forty-eight of the @entity1 completed the sessions. The number of bowel motions increased and the incidence of soiling decreased. Parents were keen to try the reflexology and were satisfied with the effect of reflexology on their @entity1 's condition. It appears that reflexology has been an effective method of treating @entity2464 and @entity1142 over a six-week period in this cohort of @entity1 .

Reflexology in the management of XXXX and chronic @entity1142 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'child'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation'] @entity2464 :: ('MESH:D004688', 'Disease') :: ['Encopresis', 'encopresis'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['faecal incontinence']
@entity2464 :: (MESH:D004688,Disease) :: ['encopresis']
