3 year old not pooping

[crystal326]

My 3 year old son has been holding his poop in. I had to use an enema and then he went on his 2 days later and then he held it in for 11 days. Now hw is sooo gasy and will not go!!! He went pee the other day and then he acidently let the poop out...It hurt him so bad he freaked..Now "I have to use another suppository and it petro of that...It is sooo hard for him to go and I feel sooo bad... PLS HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jajbaby]

I may not be much help, but my son who is 2 1/2 went through the same thing off and on for about 2 weeks. The longest he went without a bowel movement was 4 days. I ended up taking him to the doctors and they had me get MIRALAX, it's an over the counter lacative. He had a bowel within 3 hours of taking it.  He held in his poop because he was constipated and he new it was going to hurt when he went. He always told me "I can't go poop, it hurts."
I was lucky that it worked for us the first time we used it, and he is back to his normal 2 times a day. The MIRALAX made pooping easier for him and he wasn't soo frightened to go. I also started congratulating him, clapping for him, and saying "Yah Justin good job, what a big boy." It made him feel good, and he actually starting saying it himself everytime he went. (pretty corny, but it worked).
You probably went to the doctors because you used an enema, but I was just wondering if you have used a lacative or if your doctor prescribed it? Let me know if you wish.
I understand to a point how this makes you feel, and it probably controls your everyday, but don't give up...