Most changes in stool are from a diet change, but some may need medical attention. Learn the signs, symptoms and treatments for unusual stool.
Find out about the causes of constipation in children with cancer and how you can treat constipation, as well as some strategies for preventing constipation.
If your child has an ileostomy, learn what they should eat and drink to produce the proper texture of stool.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Find out about the different causes of constipation and how you can help your child relieve it with diet, toilet training and/or medications.
Skeletal dysplasia is a term used to describe a group of genetic conditions that cause abnormal formation of bone and cartilage. Growth and other bodily functions may also be affected.
Diagnosis of congenital abnormalities depends on the location of the abnormality along the GI tract. Specific symptoms will depend on the specific location of the abnormality
Functional constipation happens when a child has infrequent stooling which is difficult and often painful to pass. Stool withholding behaviours can also be seen. Find out what causes it to happen and how it can be treated.
Many antibiotics cause diarrhea. Learn about antibiotic-associated diarrhea, including causes and treatment options.
An easy-to-understand overview of the symptoms, treatments, and medical options for a tear in the anal canal.
An ostomy is an opening to collect urine or stool outside the body. Learn about different types of ostomies and what they look like.
Find out how an antegrade continence enema can help your child and how to give an antegrade continence enema at home.
This page describes fetal development in the third month of pregnancy. The development of facial features and the placenta are discussed.
Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Learn about its causes, how it is diagnosed and the treatments available for Sun Awareness Month.
Learn about the different types of brain tumours, how they are diagnosed and treated, and the various supports available to families.
In the Ross procedure, the child's abnormal aortic valve is replaced with the child's own healthy pulmonary valve.
Learn what meconium is and why it is important that your baby pass their meconium in the first 24 hours of life.
Learn what to expect after your child with leukemia goes into remission.
Soiling occurs when your child is unable to control a bowel movement. Read about causes of soiling and how to prevent future accidents.
Strabismus is a condition where the eyes do not point in the same direction. Learn about the different types, what causes it, and how it is treated.
Learn what to expect when your child has a tracheotomy and is fitted with a tracheostomy tube.