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Advice needed please

Hi all, I am wondering if you can offer any advice. My nearly 5 year old has been soiling for a year now. In the first instance we were prescribed movicol and...

Hi all, I am wondering if you can offer any advice. My nearly 5 year old has bee...

Ems86

•5 years ago

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Has anyone's child had an endoscopy or scan?

Hi everyone, I've been a member here for a while but haven't logged on lately. I have an 11-year-old with long-standing chronic constipation with overflow...

Hi everyone, I've been a member here for a while but haven't logged on lately. I...

Louloubelle23

•5 years ago

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Teenager bed wetting

My son is 13 and is still bed wetting. We have used the alarm in the past with some success but more recently he either had a dry night and so the alarm didn’t...

My son is 13 and is still bed wetting. We have used the alarm in the past with s...

Cecd

•5 years ago

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Absolutely devastated

my daughter went for cystocopy today and they discovered that she has a short urethra which is affecting her sphincter hence the fact that she leaks urine all...

my daughter went for cystocopy today and they discovered that she has a short ur...

Piper2017

•5 years ago

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4 year old potty training

Hi, just wanted some advice please. My 4 year old daughter has a fear of the potty. She is very intelligent and confident for her age and she gets very excited...

Hi, just wanted some advice please. My 4 year old daughter has a fear of the pot...

Artist83

•5 years ago

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Help please

Anyone got any tips on how to find out why 4 year old poos in pants he is on movicol/laxido and will go on potty /toilet after meal times and will poo if he...

Anyone got any tips on how to find out why 4 year old poos in pants he is on mov...

Sarah2104

•5 years ago

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Feel like we going round in circles...with holding...leaking..impaction...

I'm new to the sight but definitely not new to faecal impaction..been going around in circles for such a long time..my poor boy had always been dry and using...

I'm new to the sight but definitely not new to faecal impaction..been going arou...

Rebeccahuss87

•5 years ago

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Cystoscopy.....any thoughts?

Has anyone on heres kid had cystoscopy done before?.my daughter is having a general anaesthetic this week to get cystoscopy done.im really hoping that it will...

Has anyone on heres kid had cystoscopy done before?.my daughter is having a gene...

Piper2017

•5 years ago

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Holding poo in

Hya I'm new to the site. My nearly 7 year old daughter has never been the best with her bowls. She has now started holding her poo in (we r on day 8 today)...

Hya I'm new to the site. My nearly 7 year old daughter has never been the best w...

Swindells2012

•5 years ago

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Question

If I went up to the parent of a child in a wheelchair and said ‘I can’t believe you haven’t taught them to walk! My child walked at 12 months. You’re so lazy’...

If I went up to the parent of a child in a wheelchair and said ‘I can’t believe ...

Poppymum

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Nearly 5yr old claims he doesnt know when he needs to wee

My son has just started school, and every day he has had a wet accident. He claims he doesn't know or feel that he needs a wee? I don't know if this is the...

My son has just started school, and every day he has had a wet accident. He clai...

KLM2407

•5 years ago

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Toddler diarrhoea

My daughter has toddler diarrhoea. According to nhs This can last til a child is 5. She only lasted a day in school before being sent home. ( it was in her...

My daughter has toddler diarrhoea. According to nhs This can last til a child is...

Poppymum

•5 years ago

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Help!! Bedwetting

My son who is 9 years old has been bedwetting for about 4 years now, so much wee at night that it soaked through the entire mattress! A odd time he will be dry...

My son who is 9 years old has been bedwetting for about 4 years now, so much wee...

Kelb29

•5 years ago

1 Reply

4 year old refuses toilet and potty

Hi, I'm really struggling with my 4 year old son. He simply refuses to wee or poo anywhere other than in a nappy. I live in Belgium and am struggling to find...

Hi, I'm really struggling with my 4 year old son. He simply refuses to wee or po...

Tenafric

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Toileting Survey

Recruiting now! Does your child have, or have they had, difficulties with toileting? Do they also have movement, cognition, hearing, vision, communication,...

Recruiting now! Does your child have, or have they had, difficulties with toilet...

hee203

•5 years ago

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Taking a break

My 4 year old started school last week and up until 3 weeks a go she was in nappies 24 7 due to having issues not knowing when she needed a poo, she also...

My 4 year old started school last week and up until 3 weeks a go she was in napp...

Spring2019

•5 years ago

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4 year old soiling pants and started school

Hi I have a 4 year old who has just started school and he is under a consultant for constipation due to stool withholding when he started potty training 2 and...

Hi I have a 4 year old who has just started school and he is under a consultant ...

Sarah2104

•5 years ago

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My 4 year old won’t poo on toilet

Hi I’m literally at my wits end with my 4 year olds soiling situation?! He refuses to do a poo on the toilet & will only do in his pants? I’ve done charts,...

Hi I’m literally at my wits end with my 4 year olds soiling situation?! He refus...

Essexnot

•5 years ago

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Should a teen/adolescent be babysat if they wear nappies?

Hello, I'm wondering about this question; As I am in this position. I'm 16 but I'm still babysat because I wear nappies and have frequent accidents. The...

Hello, I'm wondering about this question; As I am in this position. I'm 16 but I...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Has anyone needed to homeschool because their kids are too incontinent?

My almost 7 year old is wet and pooey all day every day and has been her entire life. My 4 year old has poo which is like brown paint. Basically I’m...

My almost 7 year old is wet and pooey all day every day and has been her entire ...

Poppymum

•5 years ago

3 Replies

School Residential

Hi my son is 10 and we need a solution to the bedwetting for the school residential coming up very soon. We have tried medication etc but need a practical...

Hi my son is 10 and we need a solution to the bedwetting for the school resident...

Bella971

•5 years ago

15 Replies

5 1/2 year old stool issues- potty training for 2 years- what do i do next?!

Sorry about the long post, but HELP! So, my son is 5, had very long laborious toilet training, he is now dry but poos still an issue. He goes twice a day in...

Sorry about the long post, but HELP! So, my son is 5, had very long laborious to...

Beachesandcream

•5 years ago

3 Replies

We have found maintenance dosage.

Only took 4 years but we finally have found our maintenance dosage 2 and half sachets of cosmolcol and 5mls senna everyday my LG finally sits on the toilet at...

Only took 4 years but we finally have found our maintenance dosage 2 and half sa...

Misty10

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Icon project survey

Do you know a child or young person with toileting difficulties? The NHS wants to improve toileting services. Take a look at this short film for more info...

Do you know a child or young person with toileting difficulties? The NHS wants t...

ERIC-Charity

Partner•5 years ago

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50 weeks of waiting for urodymanics studies and scope

3 and half years on 2 health boards and we have a date set for oct for my 7 year old to go in for urodymanics studies and the scope .we were placed on...

3 and half years on 2 health boards and we have a date set for oct for my 7 ye...

Heidi_hi78

•5 years ago

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Are we back to square 1?

We've been on this journey a while, done all the disimpactions etc until she is now without movicol, we even got discharged from the continence service in...

We've been on this journey a while, done all the disimpactions etc until she is ...

76middleton

•5 years ago

3 Replies

How old was your child when you last put a nappy on ?

I feel like the odd one out with my family and feel like they have used them at a much older age than the norm. So, just out of pure curiosity when other...

I feel like the odd one out with my family and feel like they have used them at ...

Bethbunny

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Four Year Old Twins refusing to toilet train

Hello - my twins are four next month and refuse point blank to sit on the toilet or even to wear pants. They scream and scream if nappies are taken away. I...

Hello - my twins are four next month and refuse point blank to sit on the toilet...

fatles

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Vesicostomy button

Had anyone had any experience with a vesicostomy button? My son is due to have one and there is very little information online about it. We’re going to see the...

Had anyone had any experience with a vesicostomy button? My son is due to have o...

sophdon

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Speed of Movicol/ osmolax and dairy reactions.

Hi team, Couple of queries. How fast can movicol get things moving?. My daughter is on a maintenance dose of 1 sachet morning and 1 afternoon. This morning she...

Hi team, Couple of queries. How fast can movicol get things moving?. My daughter...

Cath88

•5 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for September 2019

Advice needed please

Has anyone's child had an endoscopy​ or scan?

Teenager bed wetting

Absolutely devastated

4 year old potty training

Help please

Feel like we going round in circles...with holding...leaking..impaction...

Cystoscopy.....any thoughts?

Holding poo in

Question

Nearly 5yr old claims he doesnt know when he needs to wee

Toddler diarrhoea

Help!! Bedwetting

4 year old refuses toilet and potty

Toileting Survey

Taking a break

4 year old soiling pants and started school

My 4 year old won’t poo on toilet

Should a teen/adolescent be babysat if they wear nappies?

Has anyone needed to homeschool because their kids are too incontinent?

School Residential

5 1/2 year old stool issues- potty training for 2 years- what do i do next?!

We have found maintenance dosage.

Icon project survey

50 weeks of waiting for urodymanics studies and scope

Are we back to square 1?

How old was your child when you last put a nappy on ?

Four Year Old Twins refusing to toilet train

Vesicostomy button

Speed of Movicol/ osmolax and dairy reactions.

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