bowel problems

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Hi

I work in a school in the UK for children with Autism, SLD and extremly

challening behaviour. The children board at the school for 39 weeks of the year

and go home for school holidays. I have a boy in my class aged 10 he has major

isues with bowel movements. He has very strong PICA habit and will mostly eat

sring, cotton, paper, plastic bits and foam. He is a very picky eater and

refuses to eat all veg and will only eat apple. He will hold himself and camp

up everytime he needs to pass a bowel movement as if he is trying to stop

himself going. today he was almost sick from tensing his stomch so much. He is

now on regular bowel medication to get things moving but this doesn't seem to be

working. I feel that he has a phobia of going to the toilet. Does anyone have

any tips on how to stop this anxiety? please dont say GFCF diets because he

would NOT eat anything.