My youngest DS (age 3.2) has always pooped infrequently, once or twice a week since birth. At first HV/Doc put it down to being breastfed, and we assumed he'd "grow out of it", though he clearly hasn't.
I suspect DS has HFA/Aspergers; we're at the very beginning of the journey towards a Dx. He's incredibly fussy with food (which I suspect may be part of the issue) so it's very difficult to get him to eat any fruit/veg, though he does eat bananas and will drink fruit juice.
The past couple of months I've noticed he's found pooping increasingly distressing. He can clearly need to go (and tell me) for days before being able to, it clearly hurts him and the poops are enormous (though still soft) when he does them.
A couple of weeks ago I took him to the doctors and asked for help/advice about this, and also regards ASD symptoms (he's been referred to early years via nursery). Doc was a little dismissive of both, and explained that going once a week is "normal" (is it?) for some people. She gave him a prescription of Lactulose (to use only when needed) only because I'd told her that DS gets distressed when trying to poop.
Anyway. Today will be the 7th day since his last poop. He's been trying since Friday, tonight has been crying and asking me to help. The lactulose is clearly not working; he's barely eaten and no amount of water/fruit juice is shifting it. Can anyone advise? What can I ask for at the chemist to help if he's not able to go in the morning?
I plan to see a different doctor ASAP as this is really worrying me now, but would truly appreciate anything which could help in the meantime. It's awful seeing my little boy like this.