Questions tagged [encopresis]
Encopresis is voluntary or involuntary fecal soiling in children who have usually already been toilet trained.
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HELP! My 6 year old will not stop pooping in her pants
I am at my wits end and I don't know what else I can do. I honestly feel like I have done everything. For the past 3 years my daughter will NOT go poop in the toilet. Dr's did say she had/has ...
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Kids wont potty train
I have 2 kids, ages 6 and 7. Neither of them have ever been completely potty trained. Neither of them pee themselves but both poop themselves. Both of them are in therapy, we've seen doctors and they ...
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What professional help can I get for my 14 year old son that doesn't feel pooping his pants [duplicate]
Our 14 year old son who is a great boy, funny, confident, great hockey player, lots of friends can't stop pooping his pants. He can't feel it happening. We have tried everything from therapy to ...
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Formerly nappy-free 3 year old started to poo in the diaper again but still pees in the toilet
My daughter was nappy-free even before she turned 3. She is now 3 years 3 months. We went camping for a few days and she did poo in her undies all the time but never peed in her pants. This continued ...
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What to do about a 4.5-year-old soiling underwear shortly before bedtime when he usually uses the toilet?
My 4.5-year-old son was well potty trained. He has only recently started to soil his pants. This always happens in the 30 minutes before bedtime, always when he is in his room playing alone. He tells ...
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How to help my 8-year-old son who is not potty trained whatsoever? [duplicate]
My 8-year-old son has regressed in his potty training. He was fully potty trained when he was 4 or 5, then slowly stopped. Now he won't use the bathroom at all.
He's in second grade and has to wear ...
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My 8 year old pees and poops his pants
I am at a loss. My son is almost 8. He was fully potty trained by 2 1/2, but now isn't. I have tried everything; taking away TV, toys, etc. I have even grounded him. I have even tried to be calm and ...
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My 11-year-old grandson is holding in his poop
My 11-year-old grandson holds in his poop to the point he will pack his butt with toilet paper and when he can't hold it anymore it comes out in the toilet paper. Afterwards, he tries to clean up the ...
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My 8-year-old daughter soils her pants daily. What can I do?
My 8-year-old daughter is soiling her pants daily and couldn't care less about the whole situation with I am just about out of patience.
She is collected daily from school with soiled pants and has ...
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My 8-year-old son is still soiling and wetting himself. Please help!
My 8-year-old son has been wetting and soiling himself for a long time now. We have been referred to hospital specialist nurses who are helping retrain his bladder. This was over 18 months ago and we ...
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My 11 year old daughter has encopresis that won't go away [closed]
I am a mother of an 11 year old daughter who was diagnosed with encopresis when she was entering kindergarden. She still has it to this day, and she never lets me and her father stop hearing, "It's ...
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How can I help my 11 year old daughter with encopresis?
My daughter has was diagnosed with encopresis at age 7. She's had bad constipation since 5, but I thought it was a phase. She cries when she has a "flare up" as she calls it. I can see the pain in her ...
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How to help our autistic 13-year-old-son who has a withholding issue and gets senna?
We have a 13-year-old son with autism. He has withholding issues of poop.
He is now under treatment with 15 ml x 3 a day accompanied with suppository, otherwise he won't go. I tried to give him food ...
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7 year old son is soiling himself
my 7 year old son is soiling himself. he can use the bathroom for #1 but he never goes for #2. he either "sharts" or poops a little just enough to stain his underwear. and holds the rest in. I have to ...
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Encopresis frustration [duplicate]
I have a 6yr granddaughter that has encopresis. It's very hard to watch her mom ( a single, working mom) deal with this every day. The little one tries but it is a constant struggle. With doctor ...
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