Day 7 of disimpacting 5yr old and she's stopped pooing

[Beagle84]

Hi

We are on day 7 of disimpaction, 8 sachets per day. My daughter is 5 and we followed the program for 1-5 year olds.

In the beginning we had a couple of huge poos, first one more "cow pat" consistency, and then another that was definitely runny, but thick and really filled a nappy (she will not poo on toilet yet, that is next step I hope!).

I thought it was all going quite well, however yesterday we had no poo at all, and none yet today. Does this seem normal? She still wears a nappy for bedtime and there was a very small amount of watery poo in the nappy this morning, I'd describe it as more of a "skid mark".

I have revisited the ERIC guide to disimpaction for advice and it looks the regime for older kids is aged 5-12 years so I'm wondering if I should have followed that guide instead, I just saw 1-5 years and assumed that was the one for us. Should I increase the dosage to 10 sachets, or are we on track? Has anyone experienced this before? I had expected daily poos getting more watery as the week goes on. There is definitely less soiling as she was having 2-3 accidents per day before this.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I was hoping to have everything cleared and to be on the maintenance dose before back to school next Monday. Fingers crossed I still can.

Thanks

[Yaleamanda]

I would contact the Eric helpline

[ERIC-Charity Partner]

Dear Beagle84 , a couple of things to check: Are you mixing the laxatives correctly? See eric.org.uk/how-to-use-macr... . It's important that your child drinks 608 cups of water/squash in addition to the laxatives (because they aren't absorbed into the body so can't be included in fluid intake). It's fine to increase the dose within the age 5-12 bracket. Any problems please contact the Helpline for further advice and they will be very happy to support you. Best wishes, ERIC

[Beagle84 in reply to ERIC-Charity]

Thank you, I am mixing correctly; I think she actually has been going, she’s been for a wee a few times and think poo has come out at same time and she’s not told me. I’ve also had a few dirty nappies and I think we’re almost there, can’t quite tell it it’s still a bit thick.