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Difficult bowel movement

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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Difficult bowel movement

When parents mention Difficult bowel movement they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Being irritableOften1 mention
ConstipationOften1 mention
Difficulty potty trainingOften1 mention
Frequent cryingOften1 mention
GasOften1 mention
Hard stoolOften1 mention
NauseaOften1 mention
Sensory processing issues (high or low sensitivity)Often1 mention
Stomach achesOften1 mention

Characteristics of Difficult bowel movement

Difficult bowel movement starts at the following ages...

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How common is Difficult bowel movement?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 24.95% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Difficult bowel movement.

Percentage of kids with Difficult bowel movement by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 469 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Difficult bowel movement “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

2%

9 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

3%

17 mentions
Weekly

11%

55 mentions
Monthly

12%

61 mentions
Annually

12%

58 mentions
A Few / Several Times

16%

79 mentions
Once

3%

17 mentions
Never

40%

200 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

4%

21 mentions
Severe

4%

21 mentions
Moderate

16%

75 mentions
Mild

30%

142 mentions
Not at All

45%

210 mentions

Care of Difficult bowel movement

Less common approaches...

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Medication (general)
Very Positive
5 of 5
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2Occupational Therapy
Very Positive
5 of 5
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3Prune juice
Positive
4 of 5
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4MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350)
Neutral
3 of 5
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5Enemas
Very Negative
1 of 5
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Discussion of Difficult bowel movement

What was your approach to Difficult bowel movement? What were the results?

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