pearl wrote:
> "Leif Erikson" > wrote in message ink.net...
>
> > There are no legitimate clinical studies that show
> > *any* directly therapeutic effect of foot rubbing for
> > any medical ailment. At best, foot massage has a
> > palliative effect on the fraud victim's mental state.
>
> 'Paediatr Nurs. 2003 Apr;15(3):20-1.
> Reflexology in the management of encopresis and chronic constipation.
> Bishop E, McKinnon E, Weir E, Brown DW.
>
> Encopresis or faecal incontinence in children is an extremely distressing
> condition that is usually secondary to chronic constipation/stool withholding.
> Traditional management with enemas may add to the child's distress. This
> study investigated the efficacy of treating patients with encopresis and
> chronic constipation with reflexology. An observational study was carried
> out of 50 children between three and 14 years of age who had a diagnosis
> of encopresis/chronic constipation. The children 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 children 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 child's condition. It appears that reflexology has been an effective
> method of treating encopresis and constipation over a six-week period in
> this cohort of patients.
>

These kids are told to eat animals and are vitamin C deficient.
Reflexology or laxatives may help but don't address the problem. I
couldn't downloade the whole article.. did the authors make any mention
at all of diet?? We are talking about the digestive system after all.