my grandson is eight years old,has encopresis. He has a big heart and puts others ahead of his self. When there is conflict with other childern he often goes and hinds. I can tell that his self esteem is very low and he has several acciedents daily.When born he had a premature liver and went home on a light with a home nurse comming daily for 2months. As I said he is eight do you have any positive suggestions that might help?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Your grandson is suffering from encopresis and hence may have related psychological problems like low self-esteem which is commonly seen in about 20% of child Chat Doctor. Also, Encopresis can develop from a range of causes apart from medical reasons including simple phobia, poor toilet training experience, painful constipation experience, social immaturity, fear of getting older, as an attempt to regain/exert control etc. Untreated encopresis can pose several risks to a children health