Some parents are faced with such an unpleasant phenomenon, when the child began to poke in his pants. And this happens after he was already accustomed to the pot. In scientific terms, this is called encopresis, that is, incontinence . Of course, such situations upset adults, because they are ashamed of the guilty crumb, from which an unpleasant smell is heard. So what should parents do that the child croaks into his pants, ignoring the toilet bowl or the pot? Let's figure it out.
Why does a child crochet into his pants?
The main reasons for such problems in the baby can be:
- Psychological stress as a result of sudden fright or fear, loss of a loved one, a change in the situation, a depressing atmosphere in the family.
- Violent training of the pot, which caused the child a negative attitude towards emptying.
- Chronic constipation, as a result of which the rectum is greatly stretched and loses its ability to restrain feces.
- Neurological disorders.
In a child under the age of 3-4 years, the appearance of excrement in the underwear is often due to the fact that he can simply play and not pay attention to the signals about the need to empty the intestines attention.
The child croaks into the underpants: how to solve the problem?
The mistake of many parents, faced with the fact that the child does not pump into the pot, but in panties, is the wrong attitude to the situation. They begin to scold the child, even to use violence. As a result, the state of affairs is aggravated, the child is even more worried and closed. If you have such problems, you should visit the pediatrician and talk about the problem. If the reason that the baby croaks standing, and not in the pot or toilet, is chronic constipation, first you need to get rid of it with the help of medications and the correct diet. Psychological problems of the occurrence of problems with feces must be solved in the office of a child psychologist.
In the case of neurological reasons for incontinence, treatment can take a long time with the involvement of specialists such as a children's neurologist, gastroenterologist and pediatrician.