https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:44:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2342029 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:09:57 +0000 MrsF 2342029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I'm so sorry it's been so hard. That sounds horrible. I hope that things get much easier soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2342025 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:08:46 +0000 MrsF 2342025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: just seeing this - we tried probiotics for a long time. I really wanted it to be the magic trick. If it helped at all it wasn't nearly enough. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2341992 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:21:31 +0000 HappyBaker 2341992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So after a weekend of trying to improve things, DD was sent to school in pull ups. :-(. Per advice of her doctor we've been giving her half a cap of Miralax each day, and we tried giving her Mag Citrate Saturday to help with the clean out process. It took 1.5 hours for her to drink half the amount she was supposed to, and it had little to no effect because of that. We were supposed to try it again Sunday but she just lost her mind / kept trying to throw it up. It was really awful. Sunday she actually peed in the potty once and had a giant poop in there, but then reverted back to screaming about going and having accidents every 5 seconds. It's so frustrating and sad, I hate this situation! I bought the Kindle version of the poop book so I'll be starting his sticker chart tonight, but so far, no improvements!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337940 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:08:50 +0000 sarac 2337940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think we have this full on, but the rare daytime accidents my daughter has now are always related to constipation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337901 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:09:19 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2337901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I am a peds nurse and 17g is one capful, which is a full, adult dose. Pretty much school age and up could tolerate that, although sometimes doctors prescribe it for younger ones if they are very constipated. so depending on how little your kid is, I would guess dosage would be a quarter or half of that. Ideally you mix the full dose with 8 oz, and the half dose with 4 oz, but do whatever will get in em! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337772 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:23:55 +0000 MamaG 2337772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just curious if any of you have tried probiotics with any noticeable effect? Certainly not offering up advice or a recommendation, just genuine curiosity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337704 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:18:52 +0000 mrbee 2337704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: we usually measured out the dosage in half teaspoons. I think we did 3 half-teaspoons to start and weaned the dosage down over time. When we did a heavy dosage, we made sure to stay at home (over the weekend).</p> <p>Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337702 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:16:49 +0000 MrsF 2337702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that the dose in the table above is the regular adult dose, so I was a little hesitant to go by that. That being said though, you can take a lot of this stuff and be ok - this is what patients' drink for a colonoscopy prep at my hospital and they drink tons. It might take several days to work as well, because it's not a stimulant laxative - just draws water into the colon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337699 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:16:21 +0000 HappyBaker 2337699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: @MrsF: you guys are amazing!! Thank you so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337696 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:14:23 +0000 MrsF 2337696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm looking in the book and I don't see a specific recommendation. This link is from a children's hospital and it shows the difference between a "clean out" and a routine dose. I'm not sure I would be quite so aggressive on the initial dosing, and I would never be able to get my DD to drink that much water, but it's an interesting reference at least. </p> <p><a href="http://www.choc.org/programs-services/urology/bowel-clean-out-with-miralax/" rel="nofollow">http://www.choc.org/programs-services/urology/bowel-clean-out-with-miralax/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337694 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:14:20 +0000 mrbee 2337694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: here are the recommendations from the book! </p> [attach=1/15/nwyjfw.338x600.image.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337692 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:13:39 +0000 HappyBaker 2337692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: that's a great idea. I have a stubborn one as well, juice would be a struggle too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337691 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:13:13 +0000 Bao 2337691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: get the kids version book too, if you can! I still read it to my daughter on a daily basis, she now has it memorized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337689 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:12:31 +0000 Bao 2337689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: shoot..I don't off the top of my head but I may have it somewhere, I'll let you know if I find it. I only had success with mixing it with drinkable yogurt but my child is stubborn, so ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337680 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:10:26 +0000 mrbee 2337680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: glad to hear his book worked for you guys. :) It totally saved my kids from getting kicked out of daycare/preschool!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337671 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:04:46 +0000 HappyBaker 2337671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: @MrsF: at least I'm not the only one! I ordered the book but now wish I got the kindle version because it won't be here for a couple days!! Do either of you know a starting dose for Miralax? I'd love to start using it tomorrow morning since I know we have a long road ahead! And do you mix it with juice?</p> <p>@mrbee: that's good to know our ped might not have it on her radar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337670 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:04:34 +0000 MrsF 2337670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Our pediatrician hasn't really been helpful either but once I told her what I would like to do (based on Dr. Tom's book) she was very supportive. So... basically I have only your family and Dr. Tom to thank for our current success! :happy:</p> <p>One thing our pediatrician did do was say to me "sometimes you can do absolutely everything right in the diet department and they will still be constipated". That one statement relieved so much guilt for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337666 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:01:04 +0000 mrbee 2337666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Dr. Tom's books saved both of my kids!!</p> <p>The one thing I'd mention is that my doctor was not very helpful on the subject of encopresis. The advice he did give was totally off-base! I think functional constipation and encopresis is not all that well understood by most pediatricians, for whatever reason... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337657 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:52:58 +0000 Littlebit 2337657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't dealt with this personally but a friend of mine had to admit her daughter because she was so impacted. The small amounts coming out were giving her horrible sores on her bottom :( it's scary! It sounds like you are on the right track. I hope she is feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337653 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:52:05 +0000 Bao 2337653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: oh I know! Glad someone can relate ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337650 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:50:53 +0000 MrsF 2337650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Sorry you've gone though this as well! I feel like the poop expert too :silly: My favorite is when people recommend giving her more water or prunes something... um, yeah, we do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337647 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:48:26 +0000 MrsF 2337647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think that my DD quite has encoporesis (liquid stool leaking around when they are constipated), but she has been constipated since starting solid foods and definitely has gone through periods of holding in BMs. When that happens she will sometimes have a small smear in her underwear, but I think it's just a tiny bit of solid, not liquid (I'm sorry - this is incredibly gross). </p> <p>I have basically been worried about constipation her whole life - so her diet is really good, I make sure she drinks lots of water, etc. I wasn't able to manage it with those measures alone though. I read the Bees whole series and bought both of the books that they recommended (one for adults and one for kids). They've both been helpful and helped me to be ok with giving her a very small amount (one teaspoon) of daily miralax - which her pedi is encouraging as well. It's the only thing that keeper her going and I think we would be in a really bad place without it. One of the reasons that I've been so proactive is that both of my kids struggle with constipation and my mom tells me that I was almost hospitalized as a kid because I was having such a huge crisis with it :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337643 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:45:42 +0000 Bao 2337643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: yes yes yes 100 times yes this is exactly what LO had! Read the ins and outs of poop book, if you can! Feel free to wall me if you want to chat more, I'm practically an expert on this by now, unfortunately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-dealt-with-encopresis-poop-accidents-from-constipation#post-2337631 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:23:50 +0000 HappyBaker 2337631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read the Bee's series on constipation and did some google-ing, and I'm pretty sure my daughter has encopresis. She has been potty trained since early this summer but recently has started having multiple poop accidents a day - but they are just smears in her underwear, not actual BM's. Late last week she also started having pee accidents as well, and it sort of came to a head tonight when she knew she had to pee and poop but couldn't / wouldn't because she knew it would hurt and was so backed up. </p> <p>I've emailed her doctor and will call tomorrow, but just wondering if anyone else has tips / advice in the meantime! </p>