My son aged 6 has finally been diagnosed with faecal impaction and put on movicol. This was missed by the paediatrician for a long time due to his only having overflow and no obvious straining. Over the last couple of years we were throwing away 6 pairs of pants a day due to soiling and there were as many wetting accidents. This was affecting his behaviour and friendships and generally impacting on his whole life and obviously affecting the rest of the family too. It was only found when I sought a second opinion requesting an x-ray.
Does anyone have any experience of this condition and especially the difficulty with diagnosis and the strain this puts on the child and family??
My son has also been found to have low iron levels despite the nutritionist reporting that his diet contains enough iron. Can anyone suggest why this might be as the coeliac blood test has reported negative. Could the faecal impaction have affected iron absorption??
All help and support greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
I have dual posted in health and potty training but if you think I should have posted elsewhere please advise.