Poo withholding - please tell me your happy endings  (38 Posts)
parched Tue 29-Jan-13 20:00:24  So I'm in tears for the
umpteenth time. DS has been withholding since June last year (at
which point he was two and a half). I've tried every tip ever
posted on mumsnet but nothing seems to work - prune juice,
blowing up balloons, blowing bubbles, swimming, treats, senokot,
lactulose, loads of fruit - you name it, I've tried it.  Just
before xmas things seemed to get a little better - still holding
but doing a plum-size poo in his nappy most days. A few weeks
ago he woke up and announced "I want to wear pants to nursery"
and because withholding is all about control I went with it.
Apart from the first day he's had no wee accidents, but now the
poo withholding has ramped up a gear. We've told him he can poo
in pull-ups but he says he doesn't want to but won't go on
toilet either. The last two days he's had a meltdown at the mere
suggestion of pull-ups and is now running around wimpering.  Is
Movicol the answer? Plea