baby withholding stools

Posted By cj on April 05, 1999 at 14:39:14:







My 15 month child has had a sluggish digestive system since he was a few months old and as he grew older he had problems with painful constipation and hard stools.  I've managed to control it for the most part with diet.  At one year of age, after an episode of constipation he started to with hold his stools.  My doctor said to give him a lot of juice and keep the stools soft and eventually he won't be so afraid to "poop".  His stools have been soft for a couple of months and he still holds on to them and screams when the urge comes.  Will he just outgrow this or is there something else that I can do?