My 7 year old has an issue with pooping.?

Question

How can I get my son who just turned 7 to go p**p in the toilet. He was potty trained a long time ago now he refuses to p**p and he is all clogged up and so his body pushes p**p out and he refuses to sit and make sure he gets a lot out when he is on the toilet. He can get a lot out when he sits and tries but after getting a tiny bit out he thinks he can get off. Anyone have any ideas on what my husband and I could do to get him to go in the toilet. He doesn't seem to care that he gets some in his underwear.

Answer 1

well you can buy over the counter e***a's  like the fleet ones.

or suppositories.

their mostly infant sizes which means ull have to give him two but u might find the right size and no doubt he's gonna hate it and maybe he will realize that its not gonna stop til he goes.

Answer 2

try asking him why he wont go on the toilet some kids are afriad of it and he might have a problem go see the doctor maybe if you show him a video of what will happen if you dont go maybe he'll evenually go hope this helps.

Answer 3

Does it hurt him? Have you takin him to the doctor yet?

Answer 4

Try feeding him more fiber or add some to his juice or whatever and not tell him. He will have no choice but to go after that. Have you asked the doc for advice?

Answer 5

I'm thinking this is just a phase. and in time it will remedy itself.

my middle son used to do this too around the same age as well. it wasn't constipation or a dietary issue. (although you should consider that as well) it wasn't that he didn't like to p**p though...he just didn't want to stop doing what he was doing to take the time to go to the potty. if he was playing a game or watching something on TV he didn't want to stop and so he just went in his pants.

it was a very trying time for us because we really didn't know what to do about it. he was old enough to know where he was suppose to go. we tried talking to him, and asking him why. i think he was embarrassed.

so we just hung in there, kept trying to correct the behavior by making sure we made him go to the bathroom around the times of the day he usually had  BMs. and we made him stay till he was done. i had to stand in the bathroom w/him....

eventually he grew out of this little habit (took several months). but i think once he started back to school (this happened over summer break) he decided he didn't want his friends to know he was still pooping in his pants.

Answer 6

Time for a psychiatrist ... something is not right here.

Answer 7

i think he's constipated , see his doctor tell him/her that you think he's constipated then she/he will recomend you with ummmmmmmm i forgot what it was called, its some type of pouder that you mix with his drink. it will get him to get more p**p out and for him to go more often.

Answer 8

First, I would talk to the doctor and make sure there isn't a problem. One of my friend's daughters has an issue with this and she gets terribly clogged up. Then, if you're sure there is nothing wrong...maybe set a timer for at least five minutes while he is in there. Tell him to try his best for that time to get it all out and maybe get some of those cottonelle wipes. A lot of kids have issues with not wiping well enough. Hope this helps. Good luck

Answer 9

He could be constipated. It might hurt him to go. you could try a laxative. you might want to ask a doctor first.

Answer 10

My son's excuse was that the toilet made too much noise....

He did eventually grow out of it..... so that is something to look forward to, however it didn't really happen until he started thinking about girls and worrying about body odor.... so like 7 more years???

In the meantime.   Set 2 specific times for him to sit on the potty.  I would suggest first thing in the morning and after school.  There are laxatives that work overnight.  These will have to be taken every night, whether he is stopped up or not.   We tried going the high fiber route, but it would seem the body adjusts.

The time he sits on the potty has to be a set time, and it must be a long time (we were using 10 minutes).   The laxatives will help him go in the morning.  The afternoon time was a just in case thing.

We were thinking about buying stock in Haynes at one time to see if we could get our money back out, after buying boxers on a weekly basis.  (washing made the entire house stink)

Also in case of emergency, there are over the counter enemas that are a lot cheaper then the doctor's visit.  Don't let him go for more then a couple of days without a movement.

Answer 11

ha...both me and my brother did this when we were little

i couldnt honestly tell you why i refused to p**p. i would have rather held it in then sit on the toilet. my parents tried giving me laxatives but that just made me have to try even harder to hold it in (i know this is to much information) nothing my mom did worked, i just sort of grew out of it. my brother on the other hand got teased out of it. everyone called him poopy pants. he only took being called that for so long before he started using the toilet regularly.

you can TRY to give him encouragement.

Answer 12

This actually might be a dietary issue. What types of foods is he eating? If he has to sit and actually "try" to p**p, then there might not be enough fiber in his diet. That might be why he doesn't want to strain. It might be uncomfortable for him. Have you asked him if it's uncomfortable?

Try switching him to all homemade foods (nothing that comes out of the box) with plenty of veggies. Also, give him fruit for snacks. See if this helps at all for a week.

If you're still having problems after a week, take him to the doctor. There might be an underlying issue.