Daughter been on Senna and Movicol for a month

[Teesh_C]

Hi

My 3 year old daughter has been on Senna and Movicol every day now for a month and she has done very well so far going to the toilet for a poo every morning. I want to wean her off now but how do I do it, I’m scared if I stop the Senna she’s not going to go again and start withholding poo and dirtying her pants. Any advise welcome

[Yaleamanda]

How long was she constipated beforehand? General rule of thumb is to stay on the medication for as long as the issue persisted in the first place.

[Teesh_C]

About 3 months I would say. So I’ll keep her on the meds for a bit longer then