2 year old's 'bottom hurts'

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My 2 year old has had a dodgy tummy for ages now, on and off. Took her to the DR and they didn't think much of it, but she's also tonight been jumping around in pain because her bottom hurts. Literally she was crying and dancing around because of it. I put some sudocrem on and gave her some calpol (didn't know what to do) and she felt better and has gone to sleep. I couldn't see anything on her bottom. This was after she'd done a big poo. Anyone else's kids had this? Anyone got any ideas? She's been doing very smelly farts all week too.

If she's had diarrhoea on and off it could just be sore or perhaps a little cut inside?

If the discomfort is only at night it could be threadworms. DD had them a few weeks back and was beside herself. I wouldn't associate them with a dodgy tummy though.

No, she's only had it once before and it was in the afternoon, again after a dodgy poo. Would I see the worms in her stools?

I also thought worms. Ds had them and I had a look at his bottom at night and saw a worm emerging (sorry!)

Yuk! My dd is in a growbag which makes it quite hard to look.

Any chance of an anal fissure, or haemorrhoid? Do you see any blood when wiping her bum after a poo?

Mine had this and it ultimately led to a consultant appointment and nothing was found. They suspected worms and I did treat for that. It was likely to be a fissure.

Don't rule out worms though.

Could it be constipation?

Deffo not constipation as her stools are very loose. I don't see blood and she is still in just turned two so still in nappies (although has done one or two poos in potty). MissWimpy did it heal after you treated for worms?

Other thing I wondered if she was just holding in her wee as a mistake as part of learning to use the potty.

If it's loose she could still be constipated and having overflow

That's interesting - how would I fix that?

I'm no expert but I think you would have to have movicol prescribed by a Dr? To get rid of any hard dry faeces that are stuck in the bowel. Hopefully someone a lot more knowledgeable than me will advise you

Constipation? My three year old has this and complains of a sore bottom, either before she does a poo when I think she actually means her stomach and after, because its hard and hurts to push it out (sorry, bit gross).

We haven't gone down the movicol route yet but use calfig pretty successfully, you can get it in the chemists. Might be worth a go?

Sorry, ignore me, just saw not constipation.

Well, her poos certainly aren't hard. But I guess people are saying there could be an old hard one stuck in there (nice!).

I'll see if the same thing happens tonight, and if so maybe do worming tomorrow.