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6 Yr Old Daughter Has a Lot of Anxiety, Poop Issues and Now Not Eating

I have a 6 yr old daughter who, from an early potty training age, had a fear of pooping and would hold it. Turned into a lot of anxiety when she reached pre-school, would cry and make up excuses as to why she was upset but really, was holding it. She said it would hurt. Her pediatrician put her on Miralax and it helped for awhile but she would still hold it until she would get home but crying fits would subside. Over a year went by and we managed the poop issues but now, we recently went on vacation in which she got a stomach bug and...