I would be extremely grateful for any advice as we are really at a loss for what to do to help my 3 year old. She is 3 and 2 months. She had a bout of constipation last weekend whilst also being very sick with a horrible virus. She has only ever had constipation once before this.
She eventually did her poo but she screamed in pain whilst passing it. She did that poo last Saturday and then couldnt go again until Wednesday. I had been giving her lactulose and she also had glycerin suppository. This second poo came out okay, no pain just came out.
During this whole time my daughter has been complaining of pain in her bum. She can't walk. She wants to be held all day. Clenching her legs, standing on her tip tooes and at times screaming with the pain. She seems in a lot of pain it is horrible. She now hasn't pooed again since Wednesday.
We had to take her to a&e yesterday because she said she couldn't wee. She was holding it in whilst in hospital but did eventually do a wee. The hospital gave us a prescription for movicol and went home. She weed during the night in her nappy. She is still in so much pain. She is refusing to take the movicol. We have it mixed in a fruit shoot but she is refusing to drink.
She is now again holding in her wee and her poos. She doesn't have any fever or any other symptoms but obviously im worried it could turn into an infection. Plesse any advice on what to do. Its very distressing for us all. She's clenching her legs every couple of minutes in pain. I hope my post makes sense I'm trying to write it whilst my daughter is on my lap fidgeting constantly.
Please any advice, am I missing something..is it the witholding that is causing the pain. Why is she holding her wees now? Is there anything else we could try to help her do her poos? She's in so much pain poor thing.