I have a 5 year old grandson that has had difficulty with constipation for many years since age 2. Now for the last 1 or more he has been defication on his pants, not telling any one. It is now a problem in school. What would cause this type of behavior and what can be done.
Hi....this is called encopresis. Usually in constipated kids the hard stools will be in the rectum, and they tend to control it, as they fear the pain while it comes out. So when it gets accumulated, the normal motion above it tend s to come out in the sides and soils the undergarments. This is called encopresis.  Nothing to worry. Once constipation is treated, this gets better. Suggestions