Does your child typically do small, hard poos?
Does your child typically do small, hard poos?
Does your child typically do small, hard poos?
Does your child typically do a poo less than three times a week?
Does your child strain when they try and poo and has this led to a sore or cracked bottom?
Does your child say that doing a poo hurts?
Does your child sometimes leak watery poo or urine into their underwear?
Does your child often have a tummy ache, cramps or a feeling of being bloated and/or queasy?
If you child does do a poo, do they sometimes feel that the bowel movement isn't quite finished?
Does your child sometimes feel embarrassed to use a public toilet?
Is your child sometimes upset or irritable for no apparent reason?
Does your child's bowel habit affect them at nursery or school?
Does your child's bowel habit affect the types of activities that they and the family can take part in?
Is constipation causing undue stress and worry for your family?
Constipation can sometimes go unnoticed by parents, particularly as children may not always want to, or be able to, describe how they feel. Even if the common symptoms described here don't seem to apply to your child, speaking with a doctor is the best way to determine whether your child is suffering from constipation.
