Encopresis

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Encopresis (from Ancient Greek ἐγκόπρησις, enkóprēsis) is repeated passage of stool in inappropriate places by a child who is developmentally expected to be toilet trained. The term is most commonly used to describe fecal soiling associated with chronic constipation and overflow incontinence, though it may also refer to non-retentive fecal soiling without constipation. In psychiatric classification systems such as the DSM-5, encopresis is categorized as an elimination disorder. This term is usually applied to children, and where the symptom is present in adults, it is more commonly known as fecal incontinence (including fecal soiling, fecal leakage or fecal seepage).

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