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Teen with toilet phobia dies after holding it in for months
A 16-year-old girl in England who refused to go to the bathroom for two months because of a phobia of toilets died of a heart attack.
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My friend's adopted son used to do this. After a few days of pleading and cajoling he would finally visit the bathroom, but mum had to stand outside the door and offer cries of encouragement.
When my son graduated from potty to loo I had to stand in front of him so that he could clasp my legs, and gently push down on the top of his head (on request) as though I had access to a magic button. These antics went on for weeks, but I figured it would be worth it in the long run. It was. He is not afraid of the toilet goblin as I was. Every trip would involve a mental battle of wills to keep the hand from dragging me down. And since girls have to sit down for everything it was quite a fight, although not as bad as the ones I used to have with the soldiers under the sheet at the foot of my bed. I blame it on my Asperger's :)
So the heart attack was a complication from the extreme constipation? I honestly didn't know that was a thing. Very unfortunate :/
Wow, how is it even possible to 'hold it in'; I mean at one point wouldn't' you uncontrollably just go or in your sleep
This may be a bit TMI, but the longer faeces is in the colon, the drier it becomes. Eventually it can become so dry and inflexible that it can no longer be passed through normal means and causes an obstruction, backing everything else up. In severe cases like this one, organs are displaced by the impaction, and pressure on the heart impedes its function.
This girl was autistic - I wouldn't be surprised if that contributed to her death. Really tragic.
well he wasnt talking bullshit when he said he was afraid :D