Soiling of pants in children (encopresis)
Encopresis is the medical term for a toilet-trained child (aged four or older) soiling their clothes.
Most children who soil their pants are severely constipated. They may ignore the urge to go to the toilet and "hold on" to avoid the pain of passing stools. This leads to faecal impaction when a larg
Your GP may want to physically examine your child to see if they have faecal impaction. This normally just involves feeling your child's tummy. Sometimes an X-ray is needed to see how much stool is