My son has had chronic constipation for over a year. He is under a paediatrician who keeps giving the same advice regarding the laxatives. This is despite me expressing how concerned I am. He has a lump in his stomach that moves around that the paediatrician says is the poo but this does not feel like poo. It's not even in the area you would find poo. Its next to the belly button. The constipation has not improved and its impeding my sons ability to potty train. He either has a phobia to pooing or genuinely is constipated. It is hard to tell. On top of this he won't walk anywhere when outside. If I try to get him to walk he gets so panicked and hysterical he is screaming. He says his tummy hurts if I try to get him to walk. I am at my wits end. We have just been on holiday and I have had to either carry him or put him in the buggy if what we were doing is accessible for buggies. He is 3 and a half. Life is becoming unbearable. I spend my time changing poo smeared nappies that stink and can't be left or carrying him about. He is continuously stopping to poo or hold in the poo. I'm unsure which. He sits on the floor holding his feet and looks like he is straining but he could also be holding it. When he is on the laxatives it's continuous mash Potatoes consistency. Changing him over 10 times a day as his bum gets sore. I don't know what to do or how to sort any of this.