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Subject: Re: We are new to encopresis and scared Author: Bonnie's kid [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2025, 07:11: pm In reply to: Susan 's message, "We are new to encopresis and scared" on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 01:00: am Susan, best of luck with your endeavors. I was raised by a mom and grandma who monitored and required a daily BM, as ordered by my pediatrician. No BM...yes enema. They didn't use laxatives etc. for my older sister and I. My younger sisters received some suppositories and this was likely due to a retirement of our pediatrician. His nurse Marge then worked for the adult's primary care physician. Enemas were still a common recommendation as I became a teen and then adult. I learned about enemas by age 6 and began to self administer. By the age of 12, I took care of my elimination without mom or dad unless a specific issue required their help. A bulb syringe could trigger a BM in many cases, but the enema bag became easier to manage as I showered or bathed. I resented mom when young and becoming self sufficient shifted some of those feelings as I was able to move past the embarrassment. Similar efforts were a positive for my sister as well. She ultimately became a nurse and assisted with our younger sisters. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: We are new to encopresis and scared Author: Susan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Friday, April 25, 2025, 09:39: pm I appreciate the encouragement. I've informed my 12 year old son this evening he is on a no flush rule. If he has a bowel movement away from home I want a picture sent to my phone that minute. No picture, or if he flushes it doesn't count. I'll monitor him this coming week to see what he has going on and what his rhythm is. Then next weekend we will clean him out and they will both be on a daily requirement. I'm going to start them both on metamucil as Shelly has her border teen so that they will have no reason to not give me a daily bowel movement. My two are headed to bed shortly and I'm starting to get a little anxiety but I need to do an enema tonight so I know what I'm getting myself into with my kids and relate to what they are going to experience. My husband joked he is putting me on the daily bowel movement requirement too. I admit I am not daily at this time. Don't care to discuss it further. My children are my focus right now. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: We are new to encopresis and scared Author: AV [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 03:03: am Susan, Find that right dosage of metamucil that will give them an urge to go and not cause them to have an accident. I think you are on the right track helping your children. I also hope emptying your daughter’s colon using the awe and shock and over the leg lock and loaded method will help with her behavior and attitude. My mom believed my “grumpiness” was a result of not having a bowel movement and she kept me regular. Like your son, I had what I called baseball bat movements. They were solid and hard and long. I believe now I was constipated for not going as often as needed plus my diet wasn’t the best as a child. I would recommend looking at your child’s diet. I know for me, drinking room temperature water from a bottle and eating a banana helps me. Please let us know the results of the awe and shock and leg lock and loaded turns out with your daughter. Plan it out and execute it. You already know she is going to put up a struggle, so be prepared to lock her down with those legs and someone hold those arms so you can have full access to filling her up. Once you put that first goat milk enema in her, it will probably deflate her and wear her out and you won’t have any problems getting the rinses in her. Your son is like collateral damage. His sister is getting him added to this routine. Yes, he needs a cleaning out as well for sure to start him with an empty colon and help with those logs. What you will learn, is your children will not be honest with you when it comes to letting you know their movements. It is best to have them on a weekly enema routine with the bulb and a monthly cleaning out routine with the bag. As their parent, look at it as your responsibility to take care of their health. Don’t want a hospital visit and bill. Expect it to be an emotional event because you love them and you don’t want to hurt them but especially with your daughter, you already know in advance, her awe and shock is going to be a struggle. Keep us posted. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: We are new to encopresis and scared Author: Susan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 06:22: am OOOh My Gosh you guys! So Husband made me take a 2 liter enema and the physical part, the sensations of taking the water in wasn't an issue but it was very emotional for me. I get how Kitten Paw says she hates the enema because it is her mother forcing her on the toilet to give her a bowel movement. It was like my Doula all over again. I am very secretive even now about my bowel movements. My Husband has never been anywhere near me when I have a bowel movement. I never have a bowel movement in a restroom where I can't lock the door. Yes I will delay a bowel movement for several minutes so I can get to a lockable bathroom or get home. No wonder my kids are having issues huh? They are mini me. They are not going to like this intervention. But what choice do I have? I am responsible for their well being and that includes seeing to it that they don't destroy their colons ability to function in a healthy manner. Yes AV I'm just going to low dose them on Metamucil to insure they have stool every day sufficient enough to give them contractions to evacuate so they can avoid having to have the bulb if they cooperate. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]