[quote=jessica;47934]hi everyone. i need some help. i have a 2 year old that has trouble doing is #2 business. we have tried everything stoolsofteners, rasins, prun juice, plum juice, u name it i've tried it. but still my son doesn't use the bathroom like he should, them when he does it hurts him like crazy. im not trying to sound gross, i just dont want him to be in pain. please help!![/QUOTE/]
I know how you feel Jessica, my son has had the same problem since about the same age. He's 5 and a half now and still tries to avoid going to the loo. He'll hold it in for days at a time and then like you said it hurts when he goes. I think it started after a viral infection when he was very young which made him constipated. It's a nightmare going on holiday or just out for the day because he refuses to use anyone else's loo. By the time he actually goes, the poo is so big it's hard to imagine how he ever got it out! I've tried lactulose solution but there are times when he'll have small "accidents" because he hasn't gone to the loo when he needed to. I don't understand it but try not to make a big deal in the hope that the problem will sort itself out.
Sorry I can't offer any help, just the knowledge that you're not alone.