Withholding poo

[Mirabell]

My Grandson age 3 (who is on the spectrum) has been withholding his poo for approx 2 years. When he does eventually manage to go (roughly every 3/4 days)his poo is huge and it's extremely difficult for him to pass! He's on 2 sachets of Movicol a day, but I don't think it's doing any good! We've also tried lactulose, inulin and Docusol, as he has an intolerance to strange flavours, he refused the latter two! Doc refuses to prescribe a stimulant because of his age! Because of his condition, he isn't good with communicating, so toilet training at the moment is a complete no no! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Yaleamanda]

Sounds like he needs disimpacting

[ERIC-Charity Partner]

Hi Mirabell we would recommend watching our Talking about Wee and Poo webinar which is here eric.org.uk/family-events/ . On this page, you'll also find a webinar about toileting children with additional needs,. there are lots of ways to approach toilet training when there are communication problems, we have lots of information on our website. eric.org.uk/children-with-a...

eric.org.uk/childrens-bowel...

With regards to the laxatives, its important to make sure that you mix them with exactly the correct amount of water, before adding to any other drinks.

eric.org.uk/how-to-use-macr...

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best wishes

ERIC