My daughter has SPD and can't "feel" when she needs to poop.

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My daughter has SPD and can't "feel" when she needs to poop.

by Julie
(Bixby, OK)

Come laugh with me!!

My daughter is 3 1/2 years old. She has SPD and whenever she has to poop, she goes in her panties. She can't "feel" when she has to go. I don't know what to do (aside from scream on the inside). She doesn't understand that it's wrong (or gross!). On the random event that I can get her to the toilet in time I have done rewards and lots of praise.

The other thing about this is that she only poops once or twice a week. That can't be healthy can it? I've talked with her pediatrician and I've done the home remedies that he has recommended (i.e. prune juice, caro syrup, peaches...) Has anyone else gone through this? How can I get her pooping regularly and in the toilet everytime??

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Jul 14, 2010
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help
by: Anonymous

i have the same problem with my son he is 6 and has had bowel problems for years and noone knows what is wrong with him he is on laxatives and tons of miralax and still only goes 1 a week or 1 every 2 weeks he hasn't been officially diagnosed with spd but im working on it he has 110 characteristics off of the spd checklist if you find out anything on how to fix this let me know please my email is rosebud5975@yahoo.com

Aug 31, 2008
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Can't poop
by: Anonymous

I have a 4 yr old daughter who isn't potty trained. The only way we can keep her regular is go to the park everyday. Sounds crazy, but it works. She goes down the slide a couple of times and she poops. Never fails! The days we don't go to the park, she doesn't poop. I'm not trying to be funny! I am serious!

Aug 18, 2008
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Thank you
by: julie

I have read your responses to my question/situation and THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I have seriously considered what you wrote to me and we are on a better toileting system now. My daughters success and gone up and she and I are both happier because of it.

Thank you for your support and well wishes. It's nice to know others are out there with my same situation and we can help each other.

God bless these little ones and the parents that are doing everything they can to make their world seem "normal".
Julie : )

Aug 14, 2008
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My Daughter has SPD and can't feel when she needs to poop
by: Annette

I, too, have a daughter who is 6 and soils her pants periodically. She started off constipated after the potty training (age 3 1/2). After going to several doctors, they all agreed that she had encopresis (where her colon is stretched from the large stool and normal sized stool falls right out) and they put her on Miralax (a stool softener/laxative). Now she has regular bowel movements, however, some of them she can make it to the toilet and other times she soils her pants and doesn't even realize it. She doesn't do anything about it even when she's sitting in it. She says she can't smell it either. If I take her off the Miralax, she's immediately plugged up again. It's very frustrating.

She did start going to an OT recently and she's on listening therapy and I have to brush her skin every day to help stimulate the touch. They hope that will help her, although the therapist wasn't that sure in the beginning about the relationship between SPD and toileting. I'm willing to give ANYTHING a try. I know your frustration and am living it all the time. Try not to get mad at your child and try to be supportive. It's so hard but we just don't know how their little bodies differ from ours. Hang in there. There's bound to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Keep praying and good luck finding help through a sensory diet.

Aug 06, 2008
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My daughter has SPD and can't
by: Deirdre

Hi, i have a six year old son (soon to be seven)who also has SPD. One day, I noticed he hadn't pooped in three or four days, and when he did, he would go in his pants and would be surprised that he did (it was like he wasn't feeling it come out). When I took him to the doctor they said he was impacted, and was diagnosed with Encopresis. I know my son is impacted, because of his diet due to his sensory isssues. His favorite food is dairy. He's was given a prescription for MiraLAX which he's been taking for the past year. Maybe you could mention this to your doctor to see if this is what your daughter could be dealing with. Good Luck

GERBIL

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