well hun , im totally on the same page as you my 3yr Ds is tramatised to do a poo , due to constipation , now hes hard poos one day , sloppy poos the next , i cant work it out .
i booked in to see a naturpath and another GP as i am getting frustrated at him for pooing his pants (hours after he tells me he needs to go) and its strssing me out .
i am switching to soy milk , but thats about it so far diet wise .
its hard seeing them run around and cry in pain . one night DH and i gave him a enema (microlax) and the poor boy was beside him self .
the other day my DS was so bad , and trying to poo , i put a lubed finger in there and the hard poo was about 2 cm in , just stuck there , eventually he pooed his pants and cried coz it hurt
will be watching this thread and thinking of you both !
oh just rememberd , inner health plus for kids , helped my DD with contipation when she was on meds for a while - just a suggestion
My Doctors are like that they're called Invitation to Health and they are fully qualified Doctors but they also do allergy testing, non-standard medical testing, compound medicine, and have a chinese herbalist on staff etc. BUT I live on the Central Coast . . I can't see your location - but on the very slim chance you are this way PM me and I will send you through their detaiils. I know this is an unhealth suggestion but a GP recommended it to a friend with similar problems with her daughter and his recommendation was put a teaspoon of brown sugar in her milk. Does she drink much cows milk? As some small children react to cows milk with constipation also.
I have recently been having the same issues with my DD (16 months), she was passing very hard poos every 5 days and she screamed every time, I was afraid that she was going to get scared of pooing and she was starting to show those signs but no matter what I did nothing helped. I was finally told to try a mix of prune juice, apple juice and bran. She does not eat solids so I was unable to get bran into her but I give her her a small cup of 1 part prune juice, 1 part apple juice and 1 part water for morning tea every day and she has gone back to pooing every second day, they are a bit sloppy but it does not bother me that I have to clean it as she has not cried once .
Good luck, I hope you find something that works for you soon.
I'm so sorry I can't help you (except to second Charmalea's suggestion of seeing a naturopath), but I just wanted to give you a massive hug . It sounds like a really traumatic time for all of you, I hope you can find a solution very soon
I had lots of trouble with DS after comp feeding him between the ages of 3months and 9 months.
DS would scream his heart out, go red in the face, cry, and cling to me as tightly as possible. It ws heartbreaking and noone wanted to help me. I knew there was something wrong, but everyone just kept telling me to do all the normal things.
I got fed up adn went to my GP who referred me to a Pead. The pead ws great but also a little baffled. We tried DS on a high fibre diet (lots of baked beans hommus etc) and also put him on soy formula to see if it was a cow's milk protein intollerance. Nothing worked, including adding probiotics to his food. I was so frustrated.
A good friend saw DS at his worst, and suggested something she did with her daughter. Vaalia yoghurt. I gave it a go, and what do you know, then next day DS soiled his nappy without screaming. From that day on, he has not had one single problem. His poos do get a little on the hard side on the odd occasion, but no bleeding, no screaming, no sweating etc etc etc.
Giving him Vaalia yoghurt was the best thing I ever did. I know it doesn't sound very conventional, but it's just an option for you to try if you want to.
I gave DS Vaalia most days for a good 2 weeks, and then every so often after that for a few months. He hasn't had Vaalia yoghurt in a good year now and we've still had no issues. I really believe it was all to do with the flora of his gut. I feel that if I didn't comp feed, he probably wouldn't have suffered for as long as he did.
Good luck with it all. I remember how heartbreaking it was and I hope you can get something that works.
I would second Sarah's suggestion about the brown sugar. Here it's common to give Rooibos tea with brown sugar to babies/todlers for constipation, it worked really well for my ds. If you would like to try some Rooibos tea, I would be happy to post some too you PM me, ok?
MAYBE, just maybe she already HAS issues with poo'ing at home and that is why she was fine when you visit your aunt, but fell back when you came home?? Maybe she assosiate your bathroom already, they are smart little bugger those almost 2 year olds.
Also I would get a second opinion from another GP, or if possible, get her to a specialist in gastric stuff yourself.
i was told vaalia youghrt too , heard it worked wonders , luckily my DS loves it , but my DD is dairy intolerant , cant even have the lactose free vaalia
and brown sugar and water did the trick for us while we were on holiday , with in the hour !
have heard of rooibos tea ,but not of giving it to a baby/toddler . where are you from nadine ? and what is the tea made from ?
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. It sounds like a really traumatic time for all of you, I hope you can find a solution very soon 
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