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<blockquote data-quote="So Tired" data-source="post: 161713" data-attributes="member: 4772"><p>I had huge problems with this with my son. It occured when he was about 7, about the time when his little sister was born. (Any big events going on in you son't life?) It was<strong> so</strong> frustrating!</p><p> </p><p>At first, I handled it very poorly -- being angry which then just caused him to hide dirty underwear everywhere. OMG it was just terrible to open, say, the bathroom vanity or toy chest and find old, soiled undies. Other times he would just walk around reeking. I could not belive he didn't know! But after some research, I realized that by not going for so long, he had messed up his system and really did not know that he had had an accident, so being angry and yelling was not going to help him.</p><p> </p><p>The next step was reading up on it and going to the pediatrician's. She did an exam to rule out any physical problems and suggested a suppository to clean out his system, and some mineral oil mixed into his juice each a.m. for a time to get his sytem functioning again. Also suggested that during this time period you have a "scheduled" bathroom visit to help him "remember" to go. I also had him sit on the toliet even if he only had to urinate in order to check his underwear. I told him if he had and accident it was o.K. Just clean yourself up, put on clean underwear, and put the soiled ones in a soaking bucket in the basement. I tried my best not to be angry, but to let him know that we needed to work on solving this. </p><p> </p><p>O.K. First the bad news. This continued to be a problem for quite some time. Probably a whole year. It was very frustrating at the time.The good news -- he's 18 now and his underware is not my problem!! Seriously though, they do finally "outgrow" it, even though at the time it seems like the center of your problems (maybe that's why they do it?!)</p><p> </p><p>Good luck. I think a Dr.'s visit is the first thing -- to rule out anything physical. I know it stinks (o.k. that pun WAS intended!) but it doesn't last forever. Just feels like it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="So Tired, post: 161713, member: 4772"] I had huge problems with this with my son. It occured when he was about 7, about the time when his little sister was born. (Any big events going on in you son't life?) It was[B] so[/B] frustrating! At first, I handled it very poorly -- being angry which then just caused him to hide dirty underwear everywhere. OMG it was just terrible to open, say, the bathroom vanity or toy chest and find old, soiled undies. Other times he would just walk around reeking. I could not belive he didn't know! But after some research, I realized that by not going for so long, he had messed up his system and really did not know that he had had an accident, so being angry and yelling was not going to help him. The next step was reading up on it and going to the pediatrician's. She did an exam to rule out any physical problems and suggested a suppository to clean out his system, and some mineral oil mixed into his juice each a.m. for a time to get his sytem functioning again. Also suggested that during this time period you have a "scheduled" bathroom visit to help him "remember" to go. I also had him sit on the toliet even if he only had to urinate in order to check his underwear. I told him if he had and accident it was o.K. Just clean yourself up, put on clean underwear, and put the soiled ones in a soaking bucket in the basement. I tried my best not to be angry, but to let him know that we needed to work on solving this. O.K. First the bad news. This continued to be a problem for quite some time. Probably a whole year. It was very frustrating at the time.The good news -- he's 18 now and his underware is not my problem!! Seriously though, they do finally "outgrow" it, even though at the time it seems like the center of your problems (maybe that's why they do it?!) Good luck. I think a Dr.'s visit is the first thing -- to rule out anything physical. I know it stinks (o.k. that pun WAS intended!) but it doesn't last forever. Just feels like it! [/QUOTE]
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