What It Is Chronic Constipation or Encopresis happens when a child holds in their poop. Their rectum becomes enlarged and the child loses the urge to poop. Hard stool builds up in the anus. Often runny stool will leak around the hard stool without the child’s knowledge. My Experience Just after my daughter turned three she had a bout of constipation. It hurt to poop so she started holding it. A week had passed by before I realized that she hadn’t pooped. I called her doctor and they had me come in. The nurses tried to use their fingers to … Continue reading →