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Movicol help

Hi there My son is 3 1/2 and he has been on 1 - 2 sachets of Movicol a day for the last 5 ish months. I think we are at the maintenance stage but it can vary....

Hi there My son is 3 1/2 and he has been on 1 - 2 sachets of Movicol a day for t...

•7 years ago

Problems persisting after enema

Hi, I’m new to the site. My son has just turned 9 and has been terribly constipated for months. He had issues with constipation from 2 and half but we...

Hi, I’m new to the site. My son has just turned 9 and has been terribly constipa...

•7 years ago

Stage 2

We have had a review at the continence clinic and Benjamin is now drinking enough but is possibly constipated. He has been prescribed movicol and senna, which...

We have had a review at the continence clinic and Benjamin is now drinking enoug...

•7 years ago

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Newly diagnosed constipation and just not a fear of having a poo on potty/toilet!

Newbie here. My 3 year old has been diagnosed with constipation even though we thought it was a fear of going for a poo from a bad bout of constipation many...

Newbie here. My 3 year old has been diagnosed with constipation even though we t...

•7 years ago

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Rabbit poo

After some advice. My 5 year old who has suffered from severe constipation and has been under a consultant has not taken movicol for two weeks and his poo has...

After some advice. My 5 year old who has suffered from severe constipation and h...

•7 years ago

BEST WAY TO CHANGE SOILING CHILD?

Hey Everyone, I'm new to posting here :) My 9 year old DD suffers from withholding and as a result often soils herself.. the issue itself is being dealt with...

Hey Everyone, I'm new to posting here :) My 9 year old DD suffers from withhold...

mummysortseverything

•7 years ago

Help me figure this out?

A newbie here. Completely lost with what's wrong with my daughter. Bit of backstory. She is 7 and when she was 2 had chicken pox and has never been right...

A newbie here. Completely lost with what's wrong with my daughter. Bit of backs...

•7 years ago

Over active bladder

Hiya can anybody recommend an alternative to the Wobl watch? My 6 year olds current Wobl watch is possessed the alarm keeps vibrating early hours of the...

Hiya can anybody recommend an alternative to the Wobl watch? My 6 year olds curr...

Sarah_surridge82

•7 years ago

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Never know what I'm doing

Hi all, My son is nearly 7 and has always had problems with the toilet- as a baby and toddler he suffered terribly with constipation which took us ages to get...

Hi all, My son is nearly 7 and has always had problems with the toilet- as a ba...

•7 years ago

Newbie worried about four year old son

Hi everyone. I am new here, and so glad to find it. For two very tiring years my son has wet himself every day. He has never voluntarily gone to the toilet,...

Hi everyone. I am new here, and so glad to find it. For two very tiring years my...

•7 years ago

Seven year old boy with functional abdominal pain night time wetting

Looking for some help or support please. I have a seven year old son who has functional abdominal pain which is like a never ending tummy ache behind his belly...

Looking for some help or support please. I have a seven year old son who has fun...

•7 years ago

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Help us to help you!

If you're the parent or carer of a child with a bowel and/or bladder problem (including potty training) please help us by answering our annual impact survey....

If you're the parent or carer of a child with a bowel and/or bladder problem (in...

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7 year old practically terrified off toilets

Our son was bitten by a dog age 4 and a quarter and since then has suffered constipation and wets every day. Even at school he would rather wet himself than go...

Our son was bitten by a dog age 4 and a quarter and since then has suffered cons...

•7 years ago

Disimpaction whilst at school

Hi all. So saw a different GP with my son yesterday. He's currently soiling every day, a large amount. She examined him and said his stomach sounds overactive...

Hi all. So saw a different GP with my son yesterday. He's currently soiling ever...

•7 years ago

Gadgets/tips to increase water intake

I’m running out of ideas to get my 6 yr old daughter to drink more water especially when she is at school. I’ve bought countless ‘fun’ bottles that disappear...

I’m running out of ideas to get my 6 yr old daughter to drink more water especia...

•7 years ago

Regression!

Hi all, quick background story, our 4 year old was withholding and for about 18months we struggled with getting the movical dose right and the picsodium was...

Hi all, quick background story, our 4 year old was withholding and for about 18...

•7 years ago

Coping Strategies for parents?

Hi, I usually post about my daughter, but wondered what are peoples best coping strategies for those moments when you have got really stressed?!! Moment one:...

Hi, I usually post about my daughter, but wondered what are peoples best coping ...

•7 years ago

Hi 👋

Hi I’ve just joined from looking on the ERIC website. I’m despairing over my 3 year old- he will be 4 in 2 weeks. I’ve been unsuccessful potty training him...

Hi I’ve just joined from looking on the ERIC website. I’m despairing over my 3...

•7 years ago

Movicol dosage and damp pants

My son is 4.5 and has been on maintenance dose of Movicol of 1& 1/2 sachets per evening for the past 6 months. He has has a withholding issue and I can...

My son is 4.5 and has been on maintenance dose of Movicol of 1& 1/2 sachets per ...

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Best pads for 5 year old daytime?

Hi, what are the best pads for a 5 year old in the daytime? Just went to boots and lots of them look huge!!! I want absorbency but small enough for a 5 year...

Hi, what are the best pads for a 5 year old in the daytime? Just went to boots...

•7 years ago

Student project to create incontinence products - we need your point of view ! :-)

Hello everyone ! We are a student team from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and we are working on Incontinence products. Why? Because it is still...

Hello everyone ! We are a student team from Chalmers University of Technology (...

•7 years ago

Fed up

Hi I'm not new here just totally fed up!! My poor daughter has been suffering with encopresis forfive years, she is now eight . We have been through it all...

Hi I'm not new here just totally fed up!! My poor daughter has been suffering wi...

•7 years ago

Multiple bladder issues in the family

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone else here has more than one child with bladder issues...? My youngest (5) is wet in the day and at night (on waiting list to...

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone else here has more than one child with bladder ...

Chocolate-chicken

•7 years ago

New here and need advice!

Hi everyone I have just joined this community after noticing it mentioned on the ERIC website. I'm struggling to manage with my son's bowel issues and don't...

Hi everyone I have just joined this community after noticing it mentioned on the...

•7 years ago

Brolly sheet discount from ERIC shop

Get 5% off Brolly Sheets waterproof bed pad protectors in our shop this December and make changing beds over the holidays that little bit easier 😀 👧👍 Bed...

Get 5% off Brolly Sheets waterproof bed pad protectors in our shop this December...

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How long will it last?

Hi my son who is 5 has been suffering with a blockage and subsequent leakage for around 7weeks now. The doc prescribed movicol which did nothing but made him...

Hi my son who is 5 has been suffering with a blockage and subsequent leakage for...

•7 years ago

With holding

Hi im new here, my son who's 12 has suffered from with holding bowel movements since the age of 2. 10 years on we are still battling. ive read a lot about...

Hi im new here, my son who's 12 has suffered from with holding bowel movements s...

•7 years ago

Cognitive hypnotherapy

I recently asked our paediatrician his thoughts on using cog hypnotherapy to treat my daughters enuresis. She is 11 and very occasionally dry - maybe once a...

I recently asked our paediatrician his thoughts on using cog hypnotherapy to tre...

•7 years ago

Sleep disorder?

Has anyone seen any research into sleep disorders in relation to primary enuresis? I stumbled across an American company claiming sleep issues are the cause...

Has anyone seen any research into sleep disorders in relation to primary enuresi...

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Bed alarm?

New to the group. Daughter is 11 with primary enuresis. Currently in pull us, off desmopresin and oxybutinin but on movicol (has been most of her life). We...

New to the group. Daughter is 11 with primary enuresis. Currently in pull us, of...

•7 years ago

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