Loads of liquid pop!

[Tursty]

I've no idea what's going on at the moment. My 3 year old has been on macrogol for about 9 months. He takes 2 sachets and has a soft pop mist days. Occasionally (I'd say about 4 times in the 9 months) he goes 2 to 3 days without pooing and has always got back into the swing.

For the past couple of weeks he's gone a couple of days with out pooing and he has a bit of a cold but today he's had what I'd normally think was diarrhoea. Loads of totally liquid poo. He's had cramps just before doing them but doesn't seem unwell otherwise and goes back to playing between it.

Could this be poo leaking through?!? It's been 2 nappys full and a potty, should I cut his dose for a bit!?!

Just when I felt things seem to be getting better it gets worse, I could cry 😞

[Helen36]

Hiya - poor you and poor him! I'd suggest taking him to the GP. It could be overflow (although you can usually tell by the smell if it is really putrid apparently), or it could be a bug. Or it could be swallowed mucus from the cold - nice! Is it stringy/snotty at all? Take a stool sample with you if possible so they can send it off to rule out a bug and they can have a feel of the tummy to rule out any impaction. It may be he's had a bit of a bug and his movements have been so massive that's why you've had some gaps. My younger one (not my one on movicol) had something called toddler diarrhoea for a while which is very common and actually quite similar to what you describe but I don't know how you manage that with macrogel. My (made up) rule with my older one's movicol has always been just to stay consistent with the dose through any bugs so that when things do firm up again she doesn't get constipated. Always better to stay on the loose side in my view, but I am no GP! x

[Tursty in reply to Helen36]

Thank you Helen36 for your reply. I think it's either a bug or too much marcogol. I don't understand how it can seem not enough 2 days ago and then suddenly too much. Well I'll have to wait and see if it's a bug 😟

Incidentally I spoke to my GP and he suggested stopping the Laxido for a day and seeing if it turns into a bug. If it doesn't then it's too much Laxido so go back onto 1 sachet instead of 2. I have already given him his dose today though so I'll have to just see what happens. Buckets at the ready!!

[Helen36 in reply to Tursty]

Good luck! 😷