In this episode, we learned about how what goes in our bodies affects what comes out. In other words, we explored how what foods to eat affects our poop. We offered tips on how to stay hydrated (why? Listen to find out!) and we discussed medications with a little help from Nancy Glass-Quattrin, RN, BSN. Learn more at her website:  https://www.encopresistreatment.com/ 

Discuss with your child after listening:

It has been summer for a few weeks now, which means I am officially a 7th grader! That being, I am on summer break just like you, and won't be coming out with any more episodes for a little while, but I still want to keep going, and I bet you want me to, too! You can keep Poopcast going with your marvelous ideas! Do you have questions about poop or suggestions for future episodes? Send them to me at [email protected]! I look forward to seeing them!

Thanks so much to Andrea, Missy, Courtney, Sigal, Nance, Caleb, Andy, Debbie, and Nancy Glass-Quattrin for helping make Poopcast possible. I wouldn't have been able to have done ant of this without you all!

This is the potty dance song that Rachel wrote and sang herself in the first episode. The background music is not Rachel's music. The lyrics are:

When you kneel,

Do you sit on your heel?

Move, shift, sit on your feet

Get into the potty beat!

Ooh ahh, potty dance! x6

Does your tummy ache,

After you just ate?

Move, shift, sit on your feet

Get into the potty beat!

Ooh ahh, potty dance! x4

Do you get grumpy before you poop, but happy after?

Do you like to move a little faster?

Move, shift, sit on your feet, get into the potty beat! x3

Ooh ahh, potty dance! x4

Encourage your child to sing along, but notice the words. These are signs of withholding, and if you notice your child doing any of these things, offer a snack break to give your child an opportunity to go on their own, without them having to pause the game. (DO NOT tell them to go the bathroom - nobody likes to get called out for that.)

Why do we get constipated? What causes diarrhea? How can you prevent encopresis? Nancy Glass-Quattrin, RN, BSN, helps us find out! Learn more on her website at  https://www.encopresistreatment.com/  

Learn the basics in this episode, then move onto the next ones to learn more!

Please forgive any audio disturbances, this was made by a 12-year-old.

PARENTS: talk to your kids about what you heard in the podcast! Here are some things to discuss:

 Keep Poopcast going with your marvelous ideas! Do you have questions about poop or suggestions for future episodes? Send them to me at [email protected]! I look forward to seeing them! 

Poopcast is made by a sixth grader named Rachel, who lives in Seattle. Poopcast was made because Rachel struggled with constipation and encopresis when she was younger, and now when she reflects on her experience, she knows the world needs to hear the voice of a kid who struggled with constipation, who talks about something as awkward as poop, and who wants to make kids' experience with constipation, encopresis, and diarrhea better than it was for her.