Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Dietary / Functional: • Insufficient Volume / Bulk Neurologic: • Hirschsprung's Disease • Imperforate Anus • Anal Atresia • Intestinal Stenosis • Intestinal Atresia • Cystic Fibrosis Dietary/Functional: • Insufficient Bulk/Fluid • Withholding • Painful (e.g. Fissures) • Drugs (Narcotics, Psychotropics) Anatomic: • Bowel Obstruction • Pseudo-obstruction Neurologic: • Hirschsprung's Disease • Spinal Cord Lesions • Myotonia Congenita • Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular Dystrophy • Sexual Abuse #Constipation #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
