Patient's question:
My son is already eight years old. Recently, when he attends tutoring sessions at school, the teacher has been calling to say that he often soils his pants and sometimes makes the entire classroom very smelly. Is it a medical issue if an eight-year-old boy has bowel movements in his pants? I am very concerned about my child's health.Doctor's answer:
An 8-year-old child frequently still exhibits symptoms of fecal incontinence. This condition may be caused by congenital underdevelopment of brain growth and development, which could indicate that the child has some congenital growth and development disorders, or it may be due to abnormal development of the anal sphincter. In this case, you must take the child to the hospital for a thorough examination, primarily to assess the brain's growth and development, and also to check the development of the anus.