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My son refused to go pop.
My 3 year old son has been holding his stool for the past 2-3 months. We have tried a lot to make him sit on the toilet or do potty work but he refuses. He does not do potty while sitting anywhere. He holds his stool all the time. When he doesn't do potty work for 4-5 days, we use glycerin suppository capsule every 4-5 days. We are very worried as to how to make him agree to do potty work. We have also used polyethylene glycol but still he holds his potty. We are unable to understand how to solve this problem. Please suggest.
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This is most probably functional constipation. Your baby has deep discomfort to the act of passing stools, so he holds it, which further makes it hard and painful to pass, hence the cycle continues.
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Pisimpaction with proper oral dose or suppository.
In person consultation with a doctor to rule out any other condition.
Behavioural training, maintaining a stool diary.
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Give more fluid and fibre to his diet.
Know that this problem takes a lot of time and patience to get treated, but it can be cured.
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Give plenty of fluids
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Child is holding stools and refusing to sit on potty because of the discomfort he is having on passing stools. Since the child is passing stools only after 4-5 days, stools will be hard and painful.
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you should consult a pediatrician physically and disimpaction of stools should be done- either by giving oral medicines/ suppository and enema. after disimpaction child should take maintenance dose of medicine for about 1 month.
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development of the child should be assessed - if there's anything abnormal ,check TSH and free T4 level.
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Your child need disimpaction of stool
Consult for the same
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
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Let him do potty wherever he wants. Then let him do near potty table.
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Pune
Plenty of fluids
Fruits
Green vegetables
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visit physically to nearby pediatrician/consult online
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
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8 yrs exp
Pune
Give plenty of fibrous diet
Give plenty of oral liquids
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