Medical Conditions
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My Nephew Has a Medical Condition, My Sister Needs Help
Asked by R.P. from Wichita
on October 23, 2009
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hi all, i have a question, my sister has a little boy (age 4) who just found out that he has a medical condition that makes him poop his pants. i know weird, right? th...
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- Good Morning R., As the other Mama's said, have your sister look for a Dr. with treatment recommendations. There is no reason in the world now for this little guy to h...
- Does he have encopresis? there are physicians (ue=sually pediatric gastroenterologists) who work with this and medicines you can take to help. It isn't quick but it ...
- I assume he has encopresis which my son also has. Your sister needs to get him into the GI group at Children's Mercy. It may be as long as a 2 month wait so she shou...
Potty Training
Asked by K.D. from Rapid City
on September 4, 2007
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My daughter will be 3 in November and had been potty trained since Jan of this year. The only problem is that she is still wearing pullups at night. She is still ver...
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- If she isn't staying dry at night she may not be ready for underwear. I found my kids couln't stay dry at night and they weren't really trained for the day either. I w...
- You probably want to do some night training before giving her big girl underwear to bed. My daughter is 4 now. She wet her bed when she was 2 and 3. We found out th...
- My son is 6 and we still have accidents at night. The pediatrition says not to worry until he is 8?? I am not so sure about that, but at 3 you are still ok. I wouldn...
Potty Training
Asked by S. from Des Moines
on September 8, 2006
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I am at my wits end. I have 5 children and the only one giving me problems is my 3 1/2 year old. Potty training with the first three was easy. I have tried everythin...
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- My son has the same problem. After a year,I finally went to my pediatrician and found out it can be a medical condition. See the attached web -site http://familydo...
- I think that you are pushing too hard and she is digging he heels in and refusing to poop in the potty. Yes you are right everyone potty trains. I wouldn't let pre-s...
- I don't have any advice because I'm going through the same thing with my 3yr.old son. Like you, his pre-school is working with us but I don't know how long that will l...
Potty Training
Asked by A.G. from Des Moines
on August 26, 2008
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HELP!!!! My 4 year old son still will not poop on potty. I've tried everything from rewards, taking things away, him cleaning up his mess himself, sitting on the pott...
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- Of course check to see if this is medical. If not consider the following; Does he do #2 at the same time everyday, or is there a pattern -like after eating? If so...
- We did the following when our daughter was 5 and soon to be going to kindergarten: *she would beg for a diaper and so we would give her one but we would make her po...
- I have known a couple of kids who have done this ~ it's a huge inconvenience and messy to boot. It may stem from his fear of having his poop flushed down the toilet, o...
Potty Training
Asked by J.U. from Richmond
on September 11, 2009
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My son is 2 ½ years old and I have been trying to potty train him when he turned 2. I having no luck, I tried every thing (stickers, candy, reading books, playing ga...
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- He's just probably not ready. I'd give it a rest for awhile. Try again in a month or so. If he's still not ready, try again in another month. The more pressure you pu...
- My boys both decided on their 4th birthdays that they were big boys now. I had been trying with both of them since they were each 2 years old, and no matter what I tr...
- I hate to tell you but your son will be potty trained when he's good and ready. pushing him into it, if he's not ready, will only make it take longer. we had the sam...
Potty Training for My Daughter
Asked by S.W. from Denver
on December 19, 2008
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My daughter was born with a Bladder Extrophe (her bladder was on the outside)as well as her pubic bone was splayed open and had to be fused together. She spent her fir...
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- i have dealt with a lot of different conditions such as this. my best thought for you would be to treat it as normal potty training. give her prizes for doing it. get ...
- if this is a documented medical condition (sounds like it is), your daughter has legal protection to allow and keep her in kindy. talk to the principal of your school ...
- Hi S., What a lot for a child to have gone through already in this life. It's wonderful that you are so sensitive to what is happening. It could be normal at this ...
Potty Training Blues
Asked by A.J. from Medford
on February 10, 2009
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I'm getting really discouraged and I'm trying not to show it in front of my DD and risk derailing her potty training. She's 3 and a half, has no developmental delays,...
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- My son was 4 1/2 and still in diapers (daughter 2 1/2 trained). He had been dry over night since he was 12 months old. His preschool teacher said to me, in front o...
- A., First I'd like to give you a HUGE hug. Maybe more. You are most definitely NOT alone. My son turned 5 this past October and is only now approaching his 1 yea...
- Talk about timing! My son is 3 and 1/2 also. He was in the same boat about a week ago. It took several weeks of accident after accident, and I was going nuts. I though...
Potty Training with Hirschsprung's Disease
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on March 16, 2008
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Hi! My four year old son was born with Hirschsprung's disease which required two surgeries in the first 4 months of his life. For those of you that have not heard of t...
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- Hi M.....I feel your pain. I have a little boy who will be 4 in July who was also born with Hirschsprung's. He too had surgery after birth and had a colostomy bag for...
- Unfortunately, I have not had experience with this. But, I was thinking about your son being teased. Could you put underware on over the pull-up? I realize this mig...
- I can completely relate! My son is now 5 ½ and was born with HD. He had surgery at 10 days old. Other than about 5-8 icky diapers a day we thought things were norm...
Nighttime Potty Training Options
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on December 11, 2009
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I have an almost 4 year old who has been potty training for well over a year now. I am frustrated by daytime accidents, but it is the nighttime issues that are drivin...
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- Hi J., Make sure your daughter uses the bathroom before she goes to bed to empty out as much from her bladder as she can. One thing I noticed in your request is ...
- Gerber makes a cloth training pant and a plastic one w/some cloth to go over it for night or nap.
- First- has your pediatrician ruled out anything medical? After you have established no medical problems- then you need to get some structure and consistancy-- the pull...
Potty Training (Naps & Overnight)
Asked by K.M. from Washington DC
on February 17, 2008
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My 3.5 year old son is potty trained except at naptime and overnight. Currently he wears a diaper overnight but not at naptime anymore. He was doing really well at day...
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- I actually have the same problem (except for naptime). My son will be 3 next month. I had him potty trained at 2.5. He was so good about waking up during the night to ...
- K., Boys do take longer to potty train than girls do and they do take longer to get out of the diaper/pull up at nap and bed times. I think he will do it when he's ...
- Hi K., When my boys were little-2 & 4, they both wore diapers to bed. The 4 yr old would always be wet when he awakened & I never knew if it occurred overnight or af...
