Neurogastroenterologist Jaya Punati, MD, co-Director of the Colorectal and Pelvic Anomalies Program within the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Colorectal Center, breaks down the essential facts and concerns about constipation–what it is and what it isn’t; how to manage it and try to prevent it; how to tell the mushers from the pushers; and how to know when it’s time to seek your doctor’s help, whether your child’s situation is urgent or emergent.
