constipation on young child

I have quite bad experience when my son have acute constipation problem. There was the time the eldest does not pooing for 10 days. I've been seeing so many doctors, even kid's specialist, and the results may differ between doctors. The worst was, panic so one doctor ask me to bring my kids admitted and do an operation. To cut my kid's belly and take the feaces out. That was so embarrassing when the words came from a doctor. So, I just left. Then my friend suggest a clinic in Klang, Selangor, There is a kids specialist, CLINIC DR TAN. This, the doctor is so calm, what he did was, he put his smallest finger in my  kid's rectum and start pressing, to break the poo off. With my help holding my kid. Then, he put a ENEMA inside. Put the diapers back again, and after 5 minutes, all the poo came out. I was so relieved. After that, I will do it myself. Do not worry as it was safe. I will put on a surgical glove, start pressing to break it off and put in ENEMA, put diapers back on and its done. Just make sure do not do too often. once in 5 days or more days.

That was one of the story of my kid having constipation.
The problem was, my son having an acute constipation problem. He can hold his poo from 5 up to 10 days. I'm not sure this problem is new for kids as most doctors can not solve the problem. So I did some research and might helpful for parents.

Kids internal organ is so soft and super-elastic colon also contributes. The main problem when kids has become phobia to have such procedures when the cannot clear their stomach. Feces will be collected right at end of large intestine, and not finding the way out. The end of bowel become bigger than normal, and feces become dry and hard. End bowel will stay like that even after the procedures as mention has been done. New feces will reproduced and trap there again. I'm not sure if making the children getting diarrhea for a week maybe will help. But, medicine taken orally to soften feces does not really works. taking special milk formula such as NOVALAC also does not help much. Probiotic also give the same ends.

Weak Peristalsis also may contribute in this constipation problem. Sodium in table salt will help enhancing the peristalsis movement. So, natural salt helps sometimes.A pinch of salt before meals will be good. Put on your smallest finger, and let the kids have it. Good toilet practice need to be introduce for kids from 2 years old.
Pepper also known stimulating peristalsis movement. A small dos might helps. Capsaicin character is hot and warm help the digestion work little harder and keeping moisture in feces. But this only works when your kids reach 30months and above.