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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 215455" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Well, Woofie - </p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure you want to hear what I am thinking - but I am hoping it's not Encopreses. been there done that - </p><p> </p><p>My first thought is that if it hurts to have your son examined by a GP and get a referral for a bowel guy- The best stool softener on the market bar none for kids is Mirlax. You can now get it OTC in most pharmacies. </p><p> </p><p>When we started Dude on this he said he didn't poop his pants anymore - this stuff pooped them for him. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" /> </p><p> </p><p>He was encopretic from 4-17. LOADS (lol) of fun he was. </p><p> </p><p>If he's encopretic - we'll talk, and you'll get lots of advice from others here. A few of us have /are going through that and it's no more fun that enureses (bed wetting). </p><p> </p><p>First things first - get him examined....and get advice from your doctor. If it takes laxatives and enemas to clean him out - that will be fine but he's stretching the bowels above the rectum and what is coming out in his underpants is the fresh stuff that hasn't hardened. the longer poop is in your body - the more the intestines absorb the water in it - and then it dries out, and becomes massive and hurts. </p><p></p><p>When you clean someone out with laxatives and enemas? You are getting rid of the immediate problem - BUT (no pun intended) the bowels take a LONG time to shrink back to normal size so he can FEEL the sensation for a BM. </p><p> </p><p>Plenty of water - and fiber - and Mirlax has NO taste so you don't even have to tell him you've mixed it in his water - and he needs to drink TONS of water.....no sodas....and as much greens and good stuff as possible - </p><p> </p><p>Even if you get on a potty regiment? It's STILL going to take a long time for that bowel to shrink - you and he both need to keep that in mind. </p><p> </p><p>AND - a little vaseline on the bottom helps with painful BM's....he can do THAT himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 215455, member: 4964"] Well, Woofie - I'm not sure you want to hear what I am thinking - but I am hoping it's not Encopreses. been there done that - My first thought is that if it hurts to have your son examined by a GP and get a referral for a bowel guy- The best stool softener on the market bar none for kids is Mirlax. You can now get it OTC in most pharmacies. When we started Dude on this he said he didn't poop his pants anymore - this stuff pooped them for him. :surprised1: He was encopretic from 4-17. LOADS (lol) of fun he was. If he's encopretic - we'll talk, and you'll get lots of advice from others here. A few of us have /are going through that and it's no more fun that enureses (bed wetting). First things first - get him examined....and get advice from your doctor. If it takes laxatives and enemas to clean him out - that will be fine but he's stretching the bowels above the rectum and what is coming out in his underpants is the fresh stuff that hasn't hardened. the longer poop is in your body - the more the intestines absorb the water in it - and then it dries out, and becomes massive and hurts. When you clean someone out with laxatives and enemas? You are getting rid of the immediate problem - BUT (no pun intended) the bowels take a LONG time to shrink back to normal size so he can FEEL the sensation for a BM. Plenty of water - and fiber - and Mirlax has NO taste so you don't even have to tell him you've mixed it in his water - and he needs to drink TONS of water.....no sodas....and as much greens and good stuff as possible - Even if you get on a potty regiment? It's STILL going to take a long time for that bowel to shrink - you and he both need to keep that in mind. AND - a little vaseline on the bottom helps with painful BM's....he can do THAT himself. [/QUOTE]
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