Other common causes of constipation in children include low fibre intake, insufficient hydration, withholding behaviour at the start of potty training, lack of physical activity and reduced body ...

She says if your child has two or more of the below symptoms, they are likely to be constipated: Constipation is particularly common when children are being potty trained at around 2-3 years old ...

Although the fundamentals of potty training are the same for boys and girls ... Patterson notes that constipation can make it very challenging to succeed with potty training, but this is easy ...