Movicol and Soiling

[MikeyR16]

Hi guys,

New here! My daughter started withholding poo when she was potty training and now in hindsight I think her bowel is stretched. She often doesn't go for a few days and when she does go.it is enormous. Recently it has been hurting so she has been withholding again and making it worse (she's now 4). She has been on movicol for about a week and it has helped to soften her stool and she is going more regularly. Now it doesn't hurt she is not as worried about going so isn't holding it.

However she has begun soiling herself. Now it is like she doesn't know when she needs a poo. Has anyone experienced this before? I am not sure if it because she is used to doing such difficult poos. Or I have also read that constipation itself can cause soiling if there is a blockage. I have read about disimpaction on the Eric site but I am not sure whether this is the right thing to do. I don't want to the experience to traumatise her and she has just started school so I don't want to keep her off if possible.

I just wondered if anyone had any similar experiences or advice?

Thank you.

[Yaleamanda]

Have a read and watch of these

ERIC are a bowel and bladder charity, great website and fab helpline/email

eric.org.uk

There is also bladder and bowel UK they are similar to ERIC. bbuk.org.uk

NHS poo nurses taking about movicol and how to use

thepoonurses.uk/

Great article

bornready.uk/blog/the-mecha...

Different video about constipation

youtu.be/pNagQup0Upg(Not working as expected?)

[ERIC-Charity Partner in reply to Yaleamanda]

to clarify; whilst this video states that the end stage of a disimpaction is when the poo looks like tea or urine, guidance is that when your child has passed ‘rusty water with bits in’ on two occasions, then you know the bowel is clear

[BabT]

This happened to my son when he started school. The doctor added a stimulant (Senna) which really helped as he kept withholding. The soiling is usually caused by a blockage and new poo leaking around it. My son is 2 years down the line and I’ve only come across disimpaction! I guess if your daughter has been backed up for a long time (like my son) it’s also worth trying

[MarniesMum]

The soiling is because of the constipation, my daughter was the same. It’s overflow due to the constipation