Has anyone dealt with their child withholding or being scared to poo? My son is 28 months and has been scared/withholding since April, I’ve taken him to the GP so many times and they say there’s nothing wrong with him but everytime he has to poo he just cries and cries till it’s over, idk what to do anymore please help
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Is he constipated too at the minute or is he just withholding. My daughter did the same and that lead to bad constipation which she still deals with now at 3. She still withholds when she thinks it will be harder. She’s been prescribed Monica since 1.5 years old and I also tried these sachets of extra vitamins and fibre, they helped temporarily xx

I understand how you feel. My boy had regular episodes of constipation from after he turned 8 months till almost 2. His poo is fine now. He is 2 years and 8mnts. But he still gets a bit scared and holds his poo. That has made potty training impossible for me. I think his fear is gradually going away as his poo has been easy for months now but occasionally he still holds his poo for about 2 days before he is confident enough to let go. I really do hope he outgrows it. Sending you lots of love ❤️