Re: Encopresis, was Bedwetting Meds

[Guest guest]

My son also has this problem. He used to leak when he was little and

sometimes have a BM in his pants. This was before I knew he was ADHD

and Autistic. I used to get mad at him and punish him, I always

thought the problem was that he was too busy playing and just didn't

care.

Boy do I feel terrible now, very guilty. Now he holds it way too

long and we fight a lot when I want him to poop. He also refuses to

wipe and will not do so, I still do that for him. If it were up to

him he would just pull up his pants and continue on. I really think

he has a problem with smells, just like loud noises and bright

lights. He always freaks out when he smells something he doesn't

like.

He takes a stool softener every day. I just hope this is one of

those things that maturing will finally solve.

s Mom

>

> >

> >My 5 year old boy, (just recently diagnosed with AS) has

had

> >encopresis.

>

> Hi Leann, It's good to hear from someone else who has struggled

with

> encopresis. We have just come off a 2 week crisis period with

. He has

> terrible anxiety surrounding pooping and was pretty badly

impacted. I had

> to give him enemas and suppositories for clean out. He was so

fearful of

> the suppository that he became hysterical and kicked, bit and

screamed while

> I was trying to administer it. He said things like " I wish I was

stronger

> so you couldn't do this to me. " That's when I called his

pediatritian and

> told him that we needed another alternative than " bum medicine " as

my son

> calls it. The psychological trauma was too much for both of us.

Have you

> had much success with dietary changes in treating 's

encopresis.

> is 5, too. We are in Minneapolis, MN.

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi , We try those disposable wet wipes with , to help ease the

difficulty with wiping, but he refuses to learn how to wipe himself (he's

5). This is such a tough problem, and one that's hard to talk about to

others (like teachers, family). It's really complex, too, since it involves

both psycological issues (anxiety, fears) and physical problems. A tough

nut. It's good to hear from others going through the same issues! Alison

>My son also has this problem. He used to leak when he was little and

>sometimes have a BM in his pants. This was before I knew he was ADHD

>and Autistic. I used to get mad at him and punish him, I always

>thought the problem was that he was too busy playing and just didn't

>care.

>

>Boy do I feel terrible now, very guilty. Now he holds it way too

>long and we fight a lot when I want him to poop. He also refuses to

>wipe and will not do so, I still do that for him. If it were up to

>him he would just pull up his pants and continue on. I really think

>he has a problem with smells, just like loud noises and bright

>lights. He always freaks out when he smells something he doesn't

>like.

>

>He takes a stool softener every day. I just hope this is one of

>those things that maturing will finally solve.

>

>

>s Mom

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Alison,

You are right on when you say that this is difficult to discuss

with people. I have even talked to his Pediatrician about the issue

but that was no help either. He just recommended stool softeners,

which takes, but that doesn't solve the real problem behind his

reluctance to poop. Its one of the behaviors associated with Autism

that I really hate, it really worries me that it will have a very

negative effect on his health eventually.

s Mom

> Hi , We try those disposable wet wipes with , to help

ease the

> difficulty with wiping, but he refuses to learn how to wipe

himself (he's

> 5). This is such a tough problem, and one that's hard to talk

about to

> others (like teachers, family). It's really complex, too, since

it involves

> both psycological issues (anxiety, fears) and physical problems.

A tough

> nut. It's good to hear from others going through the same

issues! Alison

>

>

> >My son also has this problem. He used to leak when he was little

and

> >sometimes have a BM in his pants. This was before I knew he was

ADHD

> >and Autistic. I used to get mad at him and punish him, I always

> >thought the problem was that he was too busy playing and just

didn't

> >care.

> >

> >Boy do I feel terrible now, very guilty. Now he holds it way too

> >long and we fight a lot when I want him to poop. He also refuses

to

> >wipe and will not do so, I still do that for him. If it were up to

> >him he would just pull up his pants and continue on. I really

think

> >he has a problem with smells, just like loud noises and bright

> >lights. He always freaks out when he smells something he doesn't

> >like.

> >

> >He takes a stool softener every day. I just hope this is one of

> >those things that maturing will finally solve.

> >

> >

> >s Mom

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Rob, we haven't really experimented much with diet. I wish he would

drink more water but he probably doesn't have enough and he hates

vegetables (except potato) and doesn't eat much fruit. A friend of

mine is having problems with her daughter and was told she had

encopresis. It started as wetting her pants but aparently when the

bowel is full it places pressure on the bladder. Not sure if this

is just with girls as we have never had a problem with wetting just

pooping! Anyway, she has had her daughter on and off Parachoc for

the last year and feels she is getting nowhere. So now she is

giving her a cup of diluted prune juice every day which she thinks

is helping. She has only had the problem diagnosed through her

family doctor, not a Paediatrician, though. So maybe its not

encopresis and her daughter never has an accident at kinder or

swimming so she wonders if she has some control over the accidents.

It is very difficult to live with, I am totally over the whole

situation but I know it will improve in its own good time. Its a

matter of patience I suppose.

Anyway, I will keep you updated on the Prune juice if you like.

Leanne

>

> >

> >My 5 year old boy, (just recently diagnosed with AS) has

had

> >encopresis.

>

> Hi Leann, It's good to hear from someone else who has struggled

with

> encopresis. We have just come off a 2 week crisis period with

. He has

> terrible anxiety surrounding pooping and was pretty badly

impacted. I had

> to give him enemas and suppositories for clean out. He was so

fearful of

> the suppository that he became hysterical and kicked, bit and

screamed while

> I was trying to administer it. He said things like " I wish I was

stronger

> so you couldn't do this to me. " That's when I called his

pediatritian and

> told him that we needed another alternative than " bum medicine " as

my son

> calls it. The psychological trauma was too much for both of us.

Have you

> had much success with dietary changes in treating 's

encopresis.

> is 5, too. We are in Minneapolis, MN.

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Take off on a romantic weekend or a family adventure to these

great U.S.

> locations. http://special.msn.com/local/hotdestinations.armx