Habit child defecating (CHAPTER) in your pants may sometimes make you irritated. If it happens in school, this thing also can make children embarrassed and ridiculed by friends-friendhis. Therefore that, This habit needs to be overcome immediately.
A child's habit of defecating in his pants can be caused by various things. One of them is because children are afraid to defecate on their own. So that this habit does not continue, you should know other causes of this habit and how to overcome it.
Various Possible Causes of Children defecating in Pants
There are various causes of children defecating in their pants, ranging from a child's fear of going to the bathroom, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and encopresis.
When constipated, pain when going to defecate often makes children choose to hold it. It's just that, the stool will continue to accumulate and can just come out of the anus without being able to hold it anymore. This is what then causes the child to defecate in his pants.
In addition, a child's habit of defecating in his pants can also be caused by mistakes when doing toilet training. Mistakes when doing toilet training can make children disgusted with their own feces or feel afraid to go to the toilet, so children choose to defecate in their pants.
Various Ways to Stop Children's Habits of Defecation in Pants
Mothers can overcome the child's habit of defecating in the pants in the following ways:
1. Do toilet training in the right way
Teaching children to urinate and defecate in the toilettoilet training) in the right way is the first thing you can do to stop your child's habit of defecating in their pants.
2.Invite children to regularly go to the toilet
If the child defecates in his pants at the same time every day, you can invite the child to go to the toilet near that time. Try to take him to the toilet 15-30 minutes before the time the child usually defecates in his pants.
3.Get used to children to be independent
The next way is to teach the child to go to the bathroom alone when going to defecate. As much as possible, just give instructions and don't always provide everything, for example opening his pants or lowering the toilet seat, because it can make your little one more independent.
4.Let the children clean their own feces
Mothers can ask and teach children to clean themselves and their own feces. This is not a form of punishment, but a process that children must learn.
If the child is able to follow the instructions, the mother can teach the child to first throw the feces into the toilet, clean the buttocks, then wash the dirty pants under running water. Don't forget to remind your child to wash their hands afterward, until they are completely clean.
5. Provide fiber-rich foods and enough water
If your child's habit of defecating in his pants is caused by constipation, you can give your little one foods that are rich in fiber, such as fruits and vegetables, and fulfill their fluid needs by giving them enough water.
Although classified as normal, but if the habit of defecating in the pants is accompanied by constipation, foul-smelling stools, lower abdominal or rectal pain, and blood in the stool, it is advisable to immediately consult a doctor.
Don't let your child's habit of defecating in his pants make Mother stressed and angry. Try to stay calm and do the ways above to deal with it. If your little one is still accustomed to defecating in their pants, you should consult a doctor to find out the cause and get the right treatment.
