Complications of constipation in children include:
- Fecal impaction (hard stool packs the intestine and rectum too tightly to push out)
- Anal fissures (small tears in the anus that cause bleeding, itching or pain)
- Rectal prolapse (the rectum sticks out of the anus)
- Encopresis (inability to control passage of stool, which leads to stool accidents)