We have been through this it's a hard journey. Give the osmolax a few days to work, you can also use suppositories to soften the poo, it isn't nice but works quickly if they haven't gone for a few days. Make sure you avoid bananas as they make things worse but apples, berries and pears are all good to encourage them to eat. We put chia seeds on top of cereal as they are a great source of fibre that is easy to eat. As for going to the toilet make it a happy place with a bright picture and have your dd sit and read a book as it can take about 10 minutes for them to go. We had to see a continence nurse who helped a lot but we still have regressions when she gets upset.
DS had this issue when we moved house, but he had just turned 5 so I don't know if this will help. He could tell me that his tummy hurt but he didn't want to poo. So he sat on the loo and I stroked his back as we counted, as counting relaxes him. He was really upset about doing a poo but I made a big fuss of him and after a week he was sorted again.
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