What is faecal incontinence?
Faecal incontinence is when children who are past the age of toilet training can’t control when and where they do a poo. This means that they regularly do poos in places other than the toilet, most often in their underwear.
Faecal incontinence is also called soiling or encopresis.
Causes of faecal incontinence
A common cause of faecal incontinence in children is chronic constipation.
If children have been constipated for a long time, poo builds up in their rectum. This can cause the rectum to stretch. Children might lose the urge to go to the toilet because their rectums always feel stretched. Then liquid poo might overflow around the old, stuck poo, without children feeling it or meaning to let it go.
Read More: https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/health-daily-care/toileting/faecal-incontinence
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