8 year old and still pooing in his underpants help

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My son is 8 nearly 9 and he is still soiling himself I have tried sticker charts rewards, no tv no playing out etc going to bed early nothing works he is seeing a councilor and she is running out of ideas an refering him back to the doctors he is on movicol to soften the stools because it started with cronic constipation but that is no longer the problem does anyone have any ideas
Thanx

A long shot ... most people need to go for a poo early in the morning (as this is how our digestive system is supposed to work). So maybe look at his diet to get him very regular so the pooing takes place at home where he may feel more comfortable or you could simply tell him that after breakfast he needs to go to the loo.

I think that it helps to include generous veg with dinner (fruit for dessert if necessary) and something like fruit and muesli or oat porridge for breakfast with maybe a cup of tea with lots of milk to get it all going.

Hopefully the GP is able to help.

Have a look at the ERIC website - I found it really helpful for my DD2 who has wee issues at aged 7. Also press your GP for helpmate- we've been referred to the continence clinic via the school nurse and found them really helpful

Thanx but tried all that to he has weetabix for breakfast fruit an veg in the day and I send him to the toilet at regular intervals

Ok thanx il try that

Google encopresis (and look it up on the ERIC website and on here) and see whether it fits with what your son's symptoms are. My son has this - it can take a while to fix, and it can be emotionally draining, but it IS fixable: speak to your GP, ask for HV referral. Speak to school as well - he is very unlikely to be the first child to have this.

Sorry this is rather brief, feel free to PM me if you want to know more about it.