I was reading of of the other mother's questions on her son pooping in his pants and the behavior and patterns seem very similar. We have been having an issue with our son for years now. I can honestly say he has never pooped in the toilet. We never had an issue with peeing in the toilet and he actually went to bed without a pull up very early on in age. Everyone said that he would grow out of it, that it's normal and that give it time. We are now coming to the end of his first year in school and no improvements. Last year we were referred to a pediatrician and we went to see him to discuss the issues we would have. My son would never really have a full bowel movement, it would always smears, sand-link or muddy substance, very foul smelling and not very formed. I knew at this point he was constipated. We were recommended laxatives, which did release him, but then he would just get back the same way. I say at this point we have tried everything, tough love, for him to sit there till he pooped. The we tried the reward aproach, basically if pooped fell from him bum, he felt he should get rewarded. We tried getting upset, not saying anything, understanding, now we feel hopeless. At school, he is going 5 days a week, full time, we provided pull ups, wipes and change of clothes, there were a few accidents in the beginning but now I think he has trained himself to hold it in. I seek medical advise from a natural path, we also take him to the chiropractor, maybe this misalignment and getting adjusted would help. Yes after he gets adjusted he goes, but not in the toilet. We try to get him to sit there, but he will wait till he is off the toilet. Pull up, pants, pjs, underwear, it doesn't bother him to go, he doesn't even tell us he goes. We basically have to ask if he pooped his pants and he flat out lies. At this point, we are trying a more natural approach as the laxatives only made it like diarrhea and not helping. We have been giving him asphedolophis along with CodLiver oil syrup. It loosens things up, but doesn't create any improvement on feeling comfortable to poop on the toilet. Every time he poops on the toilet, we just get him to sit there for 2 mins. His sister has been trained since before she was 2, I thought that would have helped, seeing his younger sister trainer, his friends, but no. My husband wants to start punishing, but I don't believe this would help. I question going back to the pediatrician, but his advise didn't help and I know he is going to advise to do the same thing. I am off of work with the kids for the summer, and I am determined to solve this before his returns to school in september. Please help!
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