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[quote=Anonymous]we have been dealing with this for a year with my 5 YO.  I can't imagine dealing with it for 6 years like you have.  It is making me INSANE.  So many of the PPs made such nasty comments, too.

I think many PPs are right that this is a control issue.  My sister did something very similar, only with eating rather than with elimination.  She found my mother to be very controlling, so she used to throw out her lunch at school on a daily basis and feed her dinner to the garbage disposal.

I haven't read all of the posts, but the amount of Miralax you mentioned doesn't sound like enough to me to really clear out the colon and let the colon rest.  My understanding is that that amount of withholding over that period of time leads to an enlarged colon.  You need to give her enough Miralax over a long enough period of time to get her colon to shrink.

That said, you need a compliant patient for that.

Maybe at the end of the day I'd be tempted to say (with a 12 year old) child, you have a problem.  I will not say another word about it until you are ready to deal with it.  It is your choice (but of course I would continue making her clean up after it.)

I so feel for you, OP.  OMG.  What a nightmare. [/quote]

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