Constipation - Time to go

Constipation is no laughing matter for children, especially when their carers are unaware of it, says Maggie Jones Even adults find it difficult to admit to constipation, so it's not surprising that it often goes unnoticed in children. This is partly because parents are too shy to mention it to carers, partly because children pick up on the embarrassment of the subject and partly because of the wide variation in the frequency of passing stools. Some children may pass stools three times...