Advice on Fecal Impaction please

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

dd is 4, for about 3 weeks she has been going to toilet and when I wipe there is no poo but she says it has disappeared down the toilet . When she does go it is very loose. At the weekend she appeared constipated and was only getting a bit of poo in her pants but none in the toilet. I gave her a sachet of her sister's Movicol and on the Sunday she produced a large poo but the problem has since got worse. She is suffering fecal incontinence and is off to the loo at least twice an hour, often more. Again nothing in the loo and just a bit stuck to her body. What is coming out is quite loose and her tummy is still like rock. I think she is impacted and has bypass poo coming out.

She is meant to be starting reception on Thursday this week but at the moment there is no way I can let her as she is literally soiling her pants 10 times+ a day. I tried to get a doctors appointment this afternoon but the shitty receptionist wouldn't do anything until I phone tomorrow morning

dd is really upset and I need to know what to ask for at doctor tomorrow. Do you think they will consider an x-ray to see what's going on? If she is treated for fecal impaction how long does it take to get over the worse and be able to go to school? Poor dd, she was in floods of tears tonight as she is really upset to be pooing in her pants and having no control. I haven't even mentioned not starting school on Thursday to her as I know she'll be gutted.

Any advice?

[Lisaross87]

Have just looked on google for faecal impaction and happened on this convo. My wee one has been getting worse and worse for a while now, she is 4 yr old and is currently on up to 4 sachets movicol a day. You have no idea how reading the above posts made me feel, it was like I had written it myself. We are currently on waiting list to see paediatrian. I'm going out of my mind. My wee one hasn't dirtied her pants in a few days, but she hasn't done any poop either, so I think she's holding it in again. I am grateful for any tips as doctor and health visitor have been useless :-(

[chocolatecakeystuff]

iBeachyhead - I wasn't aware they did!!!! We got told they only do !!!

[Roseie]

Be very careful to monitor any high temps as my 3 year old has suffered with constipation all of her life. She started having high temps of 40, which I rushed her to hospital. To our shock she had an kidney infection. Even more shocked was when we were told that she has sepsis and might not make it as not responding to merripenim. Jelly scan showed us nothing, so I demanded MRI Scan which showed her bowels were impacted full of poo and her bowels were stretched. We were told that the sepsis had come from here. Making a steady recovery, but so shocked how we nearly lost her over having constipation. Also I was never told how Movicol worked, as soon as she had loose stools I stopped. But I was told to do this. Trust your instinct. x

[BigApple11]

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