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<blockquote data-quote="KarenB" data-source="post: 161803" data-attributes="member: 3821"><p>I just realized that I didn't put encopresis in my sig. I REALLY should change that. You are not alone. Everything Star just said applies, and then some. My difficult child has done this since he was about 5, and is almost 14. We had him checked out by a pediatrician. There is nothign physically wrong.</p><p> He sits on the toilet and bears down three times a day for 5 minutes,( when he feels like complying), to try to prevent "accidents." But his psychiatrist said most of them stop when they are interested in girls/boys. We hold him accountable for it, although he hides his underwear anywhere he can, including clean clothes drawers, linen closet, under beds, under dressers, in between our fence and the neighbors, etc.. When we actually find out he did it, he has to wash his clothes out in a 10 gal bucket outside with laundry detergent and hang them on a clothes line we put up sepcifically for this. The anger comes in when he lies or hides it, but I realize it's probably either due to shame, or laziness. Either way, for a long time I felt this was a nightmare and didn't understand one bit. He was in class(in Middle school) sitting there with poop in his pants, kids smelling it, and the teacher asking him about it. of course he lied! I had to take clothes to school many times, until we just decided to keep a change of clothes with the nurse. I can't tell you when it will end, but I have been told that if it goes on into the 20's it can cause them to have to have surgery on their colon, a colostomy. His previous psychiatrist told me that. I HONESTLY empathize with your situation. If you ever have any questions please ask. I can at least tell you what we have tried and what hasn't worked. Hang in there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarenB, post: 161803, member: 3821"] I just realized that I didn't put encopresis in my sig. I REALLY should change that. You are not alone. Everything Star just said applies, and then some. My difficult child has done this since he was about 5, and is almost 14. We had him checked out by a pediatrician. There is nothign physically wrong. He sits on the toilet and bears down three times a day for 5 minutes,( when he feels like complying), to try to prevent "accidents." But his psychiatrist said most of them stop when they are interested in girls/boys. We hold him accountable for it, although he hides his underwear anywhere he can, including clean clothes drawers, linen closet, under beds, under dressers, in between our fence and the neighbors, etc.. When we actually find out he did it, he has to wash his clothes out in a 10 gal bucket outside with laundry detergent and hang them on a clothes line we put up sepcifically for this. The anger comes in when he lies or hides it, but I realize it's probably either due to shame, or laziness. Either way, for a long time I felt this was a nightmare and didn't understand one bit. He was in class(in Middle school) sitting there with poop in his pants, kids smelling it, and the teacher asking him about it. of course he lied! I had to take clothes to school many times, until we just decided to keep a change of clothes with the nurse. I can't tell you when it will end, but I have been told that if it goes on into the 20's it can cause them to have to have surgery on their colon, a colostomy. His previous psychiatrist told me that. I HONESTLY empathize with your situation. If you ever have any questions please ask. I can at least tell you what we have tried and what hasn't worked. Hang in there! [/QUOTE]
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