Michelle/Melbrigða

Lovely subject line, eh? Something kept pinging in my brain that I
had heard an article recently about children with bowel problems.
Constipation and the connection to neurology rather than diet. I
finally found it. The doctor interviewed is in Portland, OR. It's a
good read and something to ask your doctor about. From what it sounds
this is a simple procedure which has almost immediate results. Maybe
it is something that could help your son.

The reason I remembered this is because all three of my children have
suffered from bowel problems. I thought I had screwed up somewhere as
a parent because I could urine train them but not bm train them.
Emily and Mary Elayne both have grown out of this condition, but Keon
continues to have problems with this. He has only recently been able
to express to us that he truly doesn't feel himself eliminating
sometimes. We are actually looking into this procedure for Keon to
see if it would help. It gets truly frustrating as a parent to have
to be washing poopy undies all the time and having them wear out
faster because you have to bleach them and having an upset little boy
because his favorite pair of navy boxers with dog bones now are hot
pink after so many washings and bleachings. :(

We did medication: limited help. We did diet changes: no help
except those that were extremely laxative in nature and then it had
the reverse effect. We did punishments: HA! We did rewards: Double
HA! We did ever present parenting: nada. I remember hearing this
article several months ago in a haze of sleep and suddenly waking up
and going, "Wait, they could be talking about my kids!" It wasn't
until recently that I remembered I was going to do research on it and
made a note of it. Your post put me into action to find the article
again

Here's the article:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5309511

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Michelle
aka Melbrigða
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D Smith

"It gets truly frustrating as a parent to have to be
washing poopy undies all the time and having them wear
out faster because you have to bleach them and having
an upset little boy because his favorite pair of navy
boxers with dog bones now are hot pink after so many
washings and bleachings. :("

Instead of bleach, I would suggest Soil Love. I find
it at my local 99 cent store. But if you can't find
it, I'll send you a bottle. I use it more than bleach.


My favorite blanket was in my dad's trunk for years
because he accidently spilled oil all over it. Soil
love got it out. And it didn't ruin the fabric. Which
I worried over because my mother made the blanket for
me.

Danie
(probably the only person who hates summer)

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<<Michelle
aka Melbrigða wrote...
"It gets truly frustrating as a parent to have to be
washing poopy undies all the time and having them wear
out faster because you have to bleach them and having
an upset little boy because his favorite pair of navy
boxers with dog bones now are hot pink after so many
washings and bleachings. :(">>
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I doubt it's much fun for the child.. Boxers can be replaced, your child's
emotions cannot.
I doubt it's on purpose or to cause you to wash. I don't think you intended
to focus on that but you did..

*How is the child? How does he feel when this happens and mostly what is
your reaction to it? How old are we talking?

Children react to their parents emotions they hear the sighs(not saying you
do)..
Watch him (without him knowing).. Is he hiding behind a chair, corner or a
room. Again age is a huge factor. If we are talking about a 3 or a 4 yr old I
certainly would give it more time.
Know when he goes bc if he is holding it's dangerous(you should be able to
tell from the stool he is passing). If you giving him softeners that will
trigger accidents also.

My thoughts are.. IF his movements are uncomfortable and he's holding then
gets in a situation where he can't and then it happens something to loosen
those stools are needed along with a diet look.. Med's that bring on movements
are torture to a child with this issue. Fiber in his food may be needed.
Privacy to go? Again age is a factor..

I'm not suggesting you skip the medical eval though I would look at age and
triggers first.

Laura









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