My DD13 has had constipation for nearly a week now. Bad enough that she is uncomfortable most of the time. As background she is extremely pain avoidant. I've always put off taking her to see someone about it but I'm starting to think I might have to.
I have encouraged her to drink more but she isn't really drinking much, she says she 'doesn't like drinking' because if she drinks too much in one go she feels sick. She won't swallow tablets. She's had a dose of Senosoft for 3 days but she still won't push it out because it hurts too much. I've given her painkillers, warm baths, everything I can think of to help but I honestly think she just isn't going to get it out herself. She doesn't have any abdo pain, it just stings/hurts when she tries to push it out and is sore after she tries, plus she has a feeling of pressure in her rectum, hardly surprisingly.
What can I do to help and at what stage do I have to really start to worry she might do herself some harm? She's already limiting her eating to avoid producing more poo, basically.