Can't poo on the toilet

[Charlotte011]

Hi my son is 5 years old he won't poo on the toilet only in a pull up we have tried taking them away and sitting him on the toilet but he will just hold it in for days at a time he picked up potty training within a day and never has accidents it's just seems like he has a phobia about pooing in the toilet he says he can't push it out he's not constipated coz when he poos in a pull up it comes straight out, has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you sort it?

[Robinia]

It might be to do with the position he’s in - is he standing when he uses the pull up? He may find sitting on the loo is the wrong position for him. Is he using a squatty potty type stool so he’s able to squat on the loo in a good position?

Or he might find a good size potty easier than the loo for now (depending on his size and the size of the potty)

It can actually be a physical thing rather than a psychological thing.

Especially as he’s telling you he can’t push it out on the loo.

[Charlotte011 in reply to Robinia]

Hi, yeah he stands up to poo, I have a stool to rest his feet on I also tried him on the potty a couple of times but just won't he did say a couple of days ago he will sit on the potty I said I don't mind that if you don't want to use the toilet but wanted a pull up yesterday so will have to keep trying to encourage him but thank you.

[Robinia in reply to Charlotte011]

Sounds like it’s a work in progress then 😁 and he will get there xx

[Charlotte011 in reply to Robinia]

Thank you I do hope so!! Xx