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- Still Having Accidents? Changing laxative dose is typically not enough to solve the issue. – 1 February, 2012
Effective treatment of encopresis relies on first successfully emptying or cleaning out the child’s colon. As explained in more detail in the UCanPoopToo Medication Core, children can be cleaned out with enemas or medicines. If you do not believe…
- Legs Need to Reach the Floor – 21 January, 2012
Do your child’s legs reach the floor when they are sitting on the toilet? If not, place a stool (or similar item) in front of the toilet so your child can easily rest his or her legs on its surface. It’s hard for a child (or anyone for that mat…
- Proper Toilet Sitting Position – 16 January, 2012
When your child sits on the toilet, check to make sure they are not tightly wrapping their legs around the toilet. Children with encopresis need to keep their legs resting loosely on the floor or a stool. Wrapping legs around a toilet seat makes it imp…
- Acknowledge Encopresis is a Problem – 16 January, 2012
Recognize that encopresis is a real problem. In my clinical work, I found that most parents first hoped that their child would simply outgrow the problem, but in time, they realized that encopresis was a true medical problem that required intervention …
