Potty Trained 2Yr Old Suddenly Pooping in Pants

Updated on October 22, 2008
H.V. asks from Charleston, SC
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My 2 year old is fully potty trained and has been for several months. She has not had an accident except for night-time accidents. SUddenyl she has started poopoing in her undies. She does this on purpose I believe because she will says she has to go potty, she sits on the potty, then says she doesn't have to go. Within minutes after she gets up she goes in her pants then comes running to tell me. I don't know if she is doing it for attention because the first time it happened it got a big reaction....? And now it is just habit? HELP! Its just with poop - she will tell me if she has to pee.

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M.H.

answers from Atlanta on

Hi H.,

This could be for attention, that's always an option with any child, 2 to 20 years old! It could also have to do with something at school since her attitude towards it has changed.

The other option is that she gets to the potty and the urgency is gone. This would be a nutritional issue instead of a behavioral issue. As a child, I remember the urgencies and then the lack of being able to go. If it's not behavioral, and it is nutritional, then adding fiber at each meal will help. (EVERYONE should "go" about an hour after EACH meal!) Doctors and traditional medical nutritionists don't teach the benefits of fiber in youngsters and that's where it's the most important. The lack of fiber in a child's diet can cause numerous problems from allergies to cancers. I say this because I was child that had fiber withheld from me and I have paid dearly for it. Fruits, not juices, and whole grains, not bleached and processed, are extremely necessary.

If it turns out to be a nutritional issue, let me know and I can give you some more information.

God bless!

M.
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B.

answers from Augusta on

I doubt it is a behavior issue.
Has something changed for her ? often change will promote a regression. And also you will have times like this for a while.They will come and go , she is only 2 she is going to have times when you think you've got it down and then suddenly she will start having accidents again. It will happen until she gets older and her system matures.

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A.S.

answers from Atlanta on

At your daughter's age potty training is a control issue. What happened the first time and how did you react? Maybe you could explain to her that a big girl doesn't do that. Following that track you can tell her that pull-ups are now necessary. So she will see the consequences and maybe they are not what she really wants.

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R.G.

answers from Atlanta on

Kids that young always have relapses. She is too young to tell if there is another issue. Is she a young 2 or an older 2 year old? if she were 3 or 4 then I would be concerned. At age 2 this is normal. No worries. SMILE!

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L.C.

answers from Atlanta on

Hi, my son (3) sort of did this, although I wouldn't say he was fully potty trained to use the toilet for pooping. He's got a habit of saying, "I have to go poo poo" but when he tries nothing happens. After watching a pattern develop, we know that generally within 15 minutes he poops. Mind you, he can try to go three times between the first and eventually going, but he ultimately goes in his underpants.

We came up with the idea of keeping his underpants off once he says he has to go so that he will run to the bathroom and do it there. It works....there's nothing (i.e. underpants) on to go in so the toilet is it!

Good luck. This, so far, has been the biggest hump of parenting to me!

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E.W.

answers from Columbia on

my daughter went through this phase very recently! one thing i would say don't do is get mad at her. my husband had a problem with this bc it's so frustrating when you know they have been potty trained and now they just refuse to go! whenever my daughter has accidents now, i say "gee, that must feel really icky to have pee/poo in your underwear. let's go change them and get clean ones" and i make her immediately stop what she's doing and change her own underwear. I'll help make sure she's clean, but she has to do most of the work. Also, I reward her periodically for going to the potty. After her relapse, the first time she went poo on the potty, I immediately rewarded her with a popsicle. After that, she was dying to poo on the potty so she could get another popsicle. You don't necessarily have to reward her every time, but giving her the hope of a reward is usually enough motivation.

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L.H.

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H.,
Congratulations on getting potty training done early! Maybe she is having 'performance anxiety' and isn't relaxed enough to go in the potty, but once she's off it she relaxes and it passes. She knows she has to go, so she's getting the 'cue'. Have you tried letting her read, singing a silly song, or something else to take her mind off of why she is there? Good luck!

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