Question 1

why do toddlers holding bowel movements.?

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Child retains stool?: Voluntary stool retention is a surprisingly common problem among young children (typically males). Scheduled stooling, use of stool softeners, reward for healthy behavior & dissuading maladaptive behavior often helps. Before assuming however your child is exerting "control", first have him/her medically evaluated for colo-rectal dysfunction, hirschprung's, metabolic disease & re-evaluate diet.

Question 2

how do i win over 4 yr old son holding bowel movements.?

Accepted Answer

1st get child eval: Voluntary stool retention is a surprisingly common problem among young children (typically males). Scheduled stooling, use of stool softeners, reward for healthy behavior & dissuading maladaptive behavior often helps. Before assuming however your child is exerting "control", first have him/her medically evaluated for colo-rectal dysfunction, hirschprung's, metabolic disease & re-evaluate diet.

Question 3

my stepdaughter is experiencing  poor personal hygiene, incontinence and holding bowel movements. the following also describes her: leaking stool. ...

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Stool retention: Stool retention is a common acquired disorder of elimination.It often starts early, after a kid has a hard or painful stool &amp; tries to avoid going. Eventually the colon balloons out &amp; emptying becomes ineffective. They often lose the ability to stop leaking &amp; pass liquid stool that swirls around hard chunks. It often takes a pedi GI or developmental ped a year or more to straighten these kids out

Question 4

i am experiencing  hemorrhoids, constipation, rectal bleeding, blood on toilet tissue, anal itching and mucus in stool. the following also describe me: holding bowel movements, feeling of unfinished defecation, and rectal lump. what should i do?

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See doctor: Frequent constipation often leads to hemorrhoids and thus fiber supplements may be very helpful.  On the other hand, it is time for you to get a colonoscopy even without these symptoms.  Make an appt with a GI doctor soon.

Question 5

i am experiencing  holding bowel movements. the following also describe me: nausea and abdominal pain (generalized). what should i do?

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Primary Dr. can help: Each person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop through the gut, then the things to try are vegetables, water, prune juice, prunes, fiber plus water, Miralax (polyethylene glycol), Senokot or other senna, milk of magnesia, other laxatives... A doctor can evaluate and prescribe helpful meds too.

Question 6

my daughter is experiencing  abdominal pain refuses to eat meals, refuses to drink liquids, holding bowel movements, visible abscess (hernia) above the 12 oclock on her belly button. ?

Accepted Answer

Evaluation: Please do not wait to take her to a doctor. A blockage of intestines can present in a similar way that you described and chances are higher in case of hernia. I hope you already took her to a physician by the time I got to reply to this question.

Question 7

i am experiencing  pelvic pain, constipation, passing gas, holding bowel movements, blood on toilet tissue, back pain (side: lower) , feeling of unfinished defecation, painful bowel movements, anal pain and abdominal pain (generalized) (severity: mild) (q

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Two for 99 special: You have two major symptom complexes that require both a GYN MD and Colon Rectal  specialists. The pelvic pain can be evaluated secondly, but see the Colon Rectal MD first.

Question 8

is holding in your bowel movements a bad idea? what could happen?

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Yes : May not cause permanent damage but over time you may become more prone to constipation or have more difficulty with normal bowel movements.

Question 9

i weighed 157.2 yesterday morning.today i weighed myself naked&after using the bathroom as much as i can (still not having real good bowel movements )i weighed 156.i weighed my daughter while holding her and she is a pound down too. is this accurate?

Accepted Answer

People change...: A person's weight changes from day to day, and during the course of one day. Rarely do people worry about a difference of a pound or two, because it is the trend over a few days or a few weeks that matters more. Of course, some people with serious medical conditions do check their weight regularly... but that is usually to see if they are holding on to excess water due to their conditions.

Question 10

i have noticed that holding in a bowel movement causes a urine leakage what can this be?

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: Hello, I am a physician and holding a bowel movement could cause urine leakage because of a few factors like increase in pressure in the pelvis. There is also the possibility of weak urinary bladder neck muscles, or pelvic muscles, that makes it easier for the increased pressure to cause a leakage by directly pressing on the bladder. Pelvic muscle exercise could be helpful in reducing the events.

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Why do toddlers holding bowel movements.?

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How do i win over 4 yr old son holding bowel movements.?

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My stepdaughter is experiencing poor personal hygiene, incontinence and holding bowel movements. the following also describes her: leaking stool. ...

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I am experiencing hemorrhoids, constipation, rectal bleeding, blood on toilet tissue, anal itching and mucus in stool. the following also describe me: holding bowel movements, feeling of unfinished defecation, and rectal lump. what should i do?

A member asked:

I am experiencing holding bowel movements. the following also describe me: nausea and abdominal pain (generalized). what should i do?

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My daughter is experiencing abdominal pain refuses to eat meals, refuses to drink liquids, holding bowel movements, visible abscess (hernia) above the 12 oclock on her belly button. ?

A member asked:

I am experiencing pelvic pain, constipation, passing gas, holding bowel movements, blood on toilet tissue, back pain (side: lower) , feeling of unfinished defecation, painful bowel movements, anal pain and abdominal pain (generalized) (severity: mild) (q

A member asked:

Is holding in your bowel movements a bad idea? what could happen?

A member asked:

I weighed 157.2 yesterday morning.today i weighed myself naked&after using the bathroom as much as i can (still not having real good bowel movements )i weighed 156.i weighed my daughter while holding her and she is a pound down too. is this accurate?

A member asked:

I have noticed that holding in a bowel movement causes a urine leakage what can this be?

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