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<blockquote data-quote="Adrift" data-source="post: 87106" data-attributes="member: 2158"><p>Hi, I'll second the recommendation for the pediatric gastroenterologist. That's the ONLY person who really understood what was going on. We've just finished (I HOPE) with 10 years of encopresis. My son is 12. What worked best for us is pretty much what Esther said above. NO blaming, shaming, punishing, lots of love and support. Trying more fiber than not. We used Miralax daily for years but what I think worked best was ducolax. We'd give one in the morning and one at night through the weekend then one a day each day. They are so tiny they are easy to swallow. Heck, does he like money? Pay him a quarter a piece, WHATEVER it takes to get him to take the medications works because once he stops soiling even a little the positive reinforcement takes over and he'll be more motivated. THis is AWFUL!! and no one really understands unless you've been there done that. Please feel free to PM (BM? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) me if you'd like. Good, good luck!!!!!</p><p>Oh, and we also carried wipes everywhere and promised him that it would be fine with us if he were away from home and he needed to just throw away the underwear. We also were willing to help him hide it from friends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adrift, post: 87106, member: 2158"] Hi, I'll second the recommendation for the pediatric gastroenterologist. That's the ONLY person who really understood what was going on. We've just finished (I HOPE) with 10 years of encopresis. My son is 12. What worked best for us is pretty much what Esther said above. NO blaming, shaming, punishing, lots of love and support. Trying more fiber than not. We used Miralax daily for years but what I think worked best was ducolax. We'd give one in the morning and one at night through the weekend then one a day each day. They are so tiny they are easy to swallow. Heck, does he like money? Pay him a quarter a piece, WHATEVER it takes to get him to take the medications works because once he stops soiling even a little the positive reinforcement takes over and he'll be more motivated. THis is AWFUL!! and no one really understands unless you've been there done that. Please feel free to PM (BM? :)) me if you'd like. Good, good luck!!!!! Oh, and we also carried wipes everywhere and promised him that it would be fine with us if he were away from home and he needed to just throw away the underwear. We also were willing to help him hide it from friends. [/QUOTE]
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