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A very odd one here - daughter is 3yrs old and just recently has started to complain that she needs a poo then not going. But she is often in distress and pain. Last night she woke twice seemingly in lots of pain and tried unsuccessfully. However she had been during the day so we don't think she actually needed to go.
Went to the docs with it last week and they said it was 'mucky bottom' where kids are just becoming aware of what is going on down there so every little sign sends them into claims they need to go. But I don't understand how this relates to the amount of pain she is in - clearly it had to be pretty bad to have woken her twice (although she IS a light sleeper).
Anyone with any thoughts or experience of this one????
Only myself, not the child!
Just tell her that it's tough shit.
On a less harsh note, my littlest boy does this too. Some days he's reluctant to poo because he thinks it'll hurt, but when he does eventually go it's fine, not a jaggy or anything like that.
kids are just becoming aware of what is going on down there
We're putting it down to that and just letting him work it out himself (fnarr). His turds aren't rock hard so there's little else to be done I think.
Same thing with our three yr old. We gave him some stuff to "soften " the poo a bit that helped it was quite hard despite the mountain of fruit and Veg the kids eat! It's a phase some go through mate, we made a fuss when he's gone in a good way (wow that's a Dinosaur poo!!) and he's now back to normal.
We had similar recently - but ours was old fashioned constipation. We got some meds that helped, but going forward we make sure she drinks plenty of water - and watered down fresh orange juice in the morning seems to help get things moving so to speak.
Prostate tumor.
(seriously though needing to poo and not being able to go is a symptom of stuff wrong down there sometimes, so I'd ask for an exam or something)
daughter is 3yrs old
Prostate tumor.
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Its a common problem that were going through with our 4 year old girl.
My Mum had it with 1 of the children she adopted and for along time i thought nothing of it, until you see your own child in lots of pain. Scared, crying and exhausted.. Were now have a Poo diary and for the last 2.5 months we seem to have cracked it, lucky as she just started full days at school this week
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Pooh dislodger?
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Never had a problem with this - except how little warning you get - that would be the kids not me as i can hold one in for minutes if I have to - Am i oversharing yet?
I have no advice to help but the dinosaur idea seems like a good one to me
Someone please find molgrips something to do away from the internet.
+1.
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To clarify - she doesn't seem to *need* to poo (she had already had one that day and that is her normal regularity), she is just complaining that something hurts and she seems to think it might be a poo.
It is more our concern that she is behaving like this (and seems to be in pain) rather than an inability to actually go. When she does go everything seems normal.
Ok, It turned out our girl wasn't trying to poo but was holding it in on purpose. It's hard to tell what they're doing when they don't want to tell you. 😕
he could study anatomy?
Had this with my daughter when she was about 5 or 6. took her to the docs and he gave her something to help get things moving. Wasn't anything physical, just mental. Apparently it started because she didn't want to go at school...
Yep my 2.5 year old daughter is going through the holding in poo stage, its a phase.
Could be an anal fissure?
Very common in children (almost all children get it at some point) and excruciatingly painful.
Non-medical advice: Follow the advice above, and use vaseline around the anus.
From my experience with our little ones it sounds like the whole fear of the unknown thing. Lots of encouragement and congratulations sorted ours out (although this does lead to a period where they then give you a blow by blow account of every further movement as a way of impressing you, makes breakfast less palatable).
Were now have a Poo diary
You mean a log book.
Could be an anal fissure?
http://www.zug.com/scrawl/analbob/
Kids do get fissures, which are little tears often caused by straining. There are some meds available but often the situation will just heal of its own accord. The best stool softener is water, so make sure she drinks plenty.
Having said that it may be something else, bit of spasm in the muscles down there. I would imagine it will all be fine in a few weeks.
Prostate tumor.
Haven't you got a life to sort out? Or is that put off until next week?
You mean a log book.
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Also, we found out that our daughter was a bit dairy intolerant which was bunging her up, could be worth investigating.
Perhaps she needs a "Mathmatical Poo" .....
...... "work it out with a pencil" 😉
On a more sensible note .. my lad has times when he keeps going to the loo, and eventually tells me that he needs a poo but can't go. This is usually the sign that he hasn't been drinking anywhere near enough fluids.
This is usually the sign that he hasn't been drinking anywhere near enough fluids
Yes we are constantly trying to encourage more liquids...
failing that smoking a wee roll-up usually helps 😉make sure she drinks plenty of water - and watered down fresh orange juice in the morning seems to help get things moving so to speak.
Yeah i have 'coffee poos'. Not sure about subjecting our particular little whirlwind to caffeine would be a good idea though.
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