If your little one is old enough to go to the bathroom but still has accidents, he may have encopresis. Find out what it is and how you can help it.
Have you noticed that your little one dirties his poop clothes even though he has already learned to use the bathroom alone? If you are over 4 years old and notice that you do not know how to control yourself properly to go to the bathroom, you may have encopresis .
Encopresis is also known as fecal incontinence and is very common in children; not for that reason, you should downplay it, because failure to attend in time could lead to other problems.
This disorder occurs in children who, despite having learned to control their bowels, have accidents again and stain their clothes at any time or place. Encopresis episodes can repeat several times a month and can last for weeks or months.
Something you should pay special attention to is if your little one does it involuntarily or on purpose. In both situations you need medical attention.
The reasons for your child to have encopresis can be varied: it occurs due to constipation , lack of adequate stimuli to control his sphincters , pressure to go to the bathroom alone or emotional problems such as oppositional defiant disorder .
Regardless of the cause, children with encopresis tend to be very embarrassed about what happens to them, and can lead to insecurity , guilt, and low self-esteem .
To detect if it is encopresis, you must monitor the times in which these accidents occur and observe if your little one feels distressed, because unconsciously he could be giving signs that something is wrong.
If your little one defecates his clothes more than 2 times a month, consult his pediatrician so that I indicated the best way to treat him, both medically and psychologically.