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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 434789" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>My son did this same exact thing. Only difference was that he was in pre-k and decided not to poo because the Aide in class was telling the kids that poo is ugly. GRRRRRRRRR Hate to tell you but it took 3-4 years to get him to poo regularly again.</p><p></p><p>Since your son is older, the first thing I would do is ask him is <strong>why</strong> he doesn't want to poo. If he can give you a 'logical' answer, then it might be enough for you to start changing his thinking. Other than that, I'd start announcing when you are going to poo and when you're done come out being happy and saying how great you feel etc. Get everyone in the house to join in. Sounds silly but it's but you need to turn an aversion into a good thing, and this is one way to do it. (yes, husband and I did employ this tactic when working with son. He still continued with his issues, because it had become a physical habit, but he was less resistant when we made him sit and try to go poo.)</p><p></p><p>Check with his pediatrician also. There may be a condition I'm not aware of, but when I checked with our pediatrician I was just told to give laxatives, and stay away from binding foods. If it gets serious, you can give him enemas,and or take him to the dr for enemas. That alone may make him 'decide' to go on his own. Unfortunately, it can become a really bad physical habit and if it does/has then it will take longer to correct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 434789, member: 11965"] My son did this same exact thing. Only difference was that he was in pre-k and decided not to poo because the Aide in class was telling the kids that poo is ugly. GRRRRRRRRR Hate to tell you but it took 3-4 years to get him to poo regularly again. Since your son is older, the first thing I would do is ask him is [B]why[/B] he doesn't want to poo. If he can give you a 'logical' answer, then it might be enough for you to start changing his thinking. Other than that, I'd start announcing when you are going to poo and when you're done come out being happy and saying how great you feel etc. Get everyone in the house to join in. Sounds silly but it's but you need to turn an aversion into a good thing, and this is one way to do it. (yes, husband and I did employ this tactic when working with son. He still continued with his issues, because it had become a physical habit, but he was less resistant when we made him sit and try to go poo.) Check with his pediatrician also. There may be a condition I'm not aware of, but when I checked with our pediatrician I was just told to give laxatives, and stay away from binding foods. If it gets serious, you can give him enemas,and or take him to the dr for enemas. That alone may make him 'decide' to go on his own. Unfortunately, it can become a really bad physical habit and if it does/has then it will take longer to correct. [/QUOTE]
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