Colour
me in!
An educational colouring book
for the treatment of children’s constipation.
To Mum and Dad
Please take the time to read this book
with your child.
With guidance, this book will help your child understand the
treatment and cause of constipation.
The story presented in this book is simple and fun. Your
child will find it amusing and easy to understand.
Your child can colour this book, while the picture puzzle on
the back page has been specifically designed to keep your
child entertained while spending time on the toilet.
This book should not be used in isolation. If your child is
suffering from constipation, please speak to your Doctor
or Pharmacist.
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This isisBen.
Ben
liveslives
with his
Mum
Dad and
This
Ben.
Ben
with
hisand
Mum
andhis
baby sister, Lisa.
Dad and his baby sister, Lisa.
Ben has
named,
Rex.Rex.
Ben
hasaadog
dog
named
Ben goes to school and has lots of friends.
He enjoys spelling and drawing.
Most of all, Ben loves to play soccer.
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Ben goes to school and has lots of friends.
He enjoys spelling and drawing.
Most of all, Ben loves to play soccer.
2
Lately, Ben hasn’t been feeling very well.
When Ben tries to go to the toilet, he
finds his poo is very hard and it hurts
when it comes out.
It doesn’t matter how hard he pushes. Ben’s poo won’t
come out easily. Ben doesn’t feel very well at all.
Sometimes when Ben is playing with his friends
he can’t control his poo and it sneaks out into
his underpants.
When this happens Ben feels embarrassed.
“It’s not my fault,” says Ben to himself. “I can’t feel
my poo. It just comes out by itself.”
When Ben’s Mum picks him up from
school she notices Ben is upset.
When Ben’s
Mum picks him up from school she notices
“What’s wrong?” asks Ben’s Mum.
that Ben is upset.
Sometimes when Ben is playing with his friends he
“What’s wrong?” asks Ben’s Mum.
can’t control his poo and it sneaks out into his
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underpants. When this happens Ben feels embarrassed.
“It’s not my fault,” says Ben to himself.
“I can’t feel my poo. It just comes out by itself.”
5
don’t
worry
“Mummy, my poo’s stuck,” replies Ben sadly.
“Sometimes it sneaks into my pants. My friends won’t
play with me and they call me Mr Smellman!”
“Don’t worry,” says Ben’s Mum hugging him.
“We’ll go to see Doctor Davis.”
ask your ddooccttoorr
“Perhaps you’ve been sick and haven’t been
drinking enough
water.you’ve
Sometimes
you
might feel
“Perhaps
been
sick
you’re too and
busy haven’t
to go to the
toilet,
so you hold on
been
drinking
instead. Maybe
Ben, water.
you haven’t
been eating enough
enough
Sometimes
fruit and vegetables
which
your too
poo moving
you might
feelkeep
you’re
out of your body.”
The next day, Ben and his Mum visit Doctor Davis.
“Why is my poo stuck?” asks Ben.
The next day, Ben and his Mum visit Doctor Davis.
“I can’t feel it when it sneaks out into my underpants. My friends
won’t play “Why
with me
my teacher
gets
madBen.
at me.”
is and
my poo
stuck?”
asks
“Well Ben, there could be lots of reasons,” explains Doctor Davis.
“I can’t feel it when it sneaks out into my
underpants. My friends won’t play with me and my
teacher gets mad at me.”
busy to go to the toilet, so
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you hold on instead. Maybe
Ben, you haven’t been eating
enough fruit and vegetables
which help keep your poo
moving out of your body.”
how things work in your body
“Well Ben, there could be lots of reasons,” explains
Doctor Davis.
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“All these things can make your poo turn
“All these things can make your poo turn hard and
hard and very sore to push out. So instead
very sore to push out. So instead of going to the toilet
of hold
going
thewhy
toilet
yousneaks
hold out
on.without
That’s
you
on. to
That’s
your poo
why
yourit.”poo sneaks out without you
you
feeling
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feeling it.”
“Then you end up with a big mess in your pants.
“Then you endYour
up friends
with awon’t
big mess
in your pants.”
play with you because you smell.”
Ben nods his head slowly.
Ben nods his head slowly.
“Let me show you how things work in your body,”
“LetDavis.
me show you how things work in your body,”
continues Doctor
continues Doctor Davis.
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“After your
bowel has
taken all the
good things
out of your
food, like
vitamins, it
turns the food
into poo. The
muscles in your
bowel then
push the poo
along until it
comes out of
your bottom.
That’s when
you go to the
toilet.”
“When
youfood,
eat it
food,
goes
down
your
“When
you eat
goes it
down
your
throat
and
throat
andFrom
into your
yourtummy
tummy.
From
into your
tummy.
your
foodyour
goes into
youra food
longmuscles
tube to
a longtummy
tube called
bowel.goes
Your into
bowelauses
called
a
bowel.
Your
bowel
uses
muscles
to
squeeze the food along it.”
squeeze the food along
it.”
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“After your bowel has taken all the good things o
of your food, like vitamins, it turns the food into poo
The muscles in your bowel then push the poo along
until it comes out of your bottom. That’s when you
go to the toilet.”
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Ben thinks back.
Ben
thinks
back.
I don’t
drink
enough water. When I don’t eat enough
“Sometimes
Ben,
your
poo
becomes
“Sometimes Ben, your poo becomes hard and gets“When
fruit, veggies and cereal. And when I hold on instead of going
and
gets
in yourthe
bowel.
stuckhard
in your
bowel.
Dostuck
you remember
reasons why
“When I don’t drink enough water. When I don’t eat
to the toilet,” answers Ben.
you
remember
Ben?”Do
asks
Doctor
Davis. the reasons why
enough
fruit,
vegies
andDavis.
cereals. And when I hold on
“That’s
right,”
smiles
Doctor
Ben?” asks Doctor14Davis.
instead of going to the toilet,” answers Ben.
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on if you n
the toilet
“If you don’t do all these things, your poor bowel
muscles stretch out of shape so much, they can’t work
properly. That’s why you have trouble going to the
toilet,” explains Doctor Davis.
“Because your muscles aren’t working, you can’t always
feel when you need to go to the toilet. That’s why the
poo sneaks into your pants and you can’t control it.”
“Because your muscles aren’t working, you can’t
always feel when you need to go to the toilet.
“That’s
exactlywhen the poo sneaks into your pants and
That’s
what happens to
you can’t control it.”
me,” says Ben.
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Can’t you fix it
Doctor Davis?”
“With your help
I can Ben. Your
Mum will give
you this super
tasting medicine
every day to help
move all the hard
poo out of your
bowel. Of course
there are a few
The next morning, Ben wakes up
The
next
morning,
BenMum
wakesgives
up very
early.
other things you
very
early.
Ben’s
Ben
his
need to do Ben.”
Ben’s
Mum gives
hisBen
medicine
then
medicine
andBen
then
sits and
down
toBen
a
hat’s exactly what happens to me,” says Ben. Ben listens very
sitsbreakfast
down to a breakfast
fruit
and cereal
a big
of fruit of
and
cereal
and and
a big
glass
of milk.
carefully.
glass
of milk.
an you fix it Doctor Davis?”
ith your help I can Ben. Your Mum will give you this
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everinyg
morn
Doctor Davis told Ben that the
medicine and good food will
help his body move the poo
that is stuck in his bowel.
If Ben goes to the toilet
for five minutes every
morning, there won’t be
much left in his bowel to
sneak out into his pants
during the day.
After twenty minutes, Ben
sits on the toilet and reads
his favorite book. Because Ben’s
legs are still too short to reach the
floor, his Mum puts a stool in front
of him so he can rest his legs and
sit comfortably on the toilet.
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Doctor Davis told Ben that the medicine and good
food will help his body move the poo that is stuck in his
bowel. If Ben goes to the toilet for five minutes every
morning, there won’t be much left in his bowel to sneak
out into his pants during the day.
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When Ben puts his hand up in class, his
teacher excuses him straight away, so
Ben can go to the toilet quickly, before
the poo can sneak out into his pants.
Before going
to bed one night,
Ben’s Mum and
Dad give Ben a
really cool calendar.
Over the next few
weeks, Ben circles the
days he doesn’t have
any poo accidents.
Very soon, Ben is
circling more and more
days on his calendar.
Before going to bed one night, Ben’s Mum and Dad
give Ben a really cool calendar. Over the next few weeks,
Ben circles the days he doesn’t have any poo accidents.
Very soon, Ben is circling more and more days on
his calendar.
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It isn’tItlong
Ben starts
to feel
much
better. Ben
isn’tbefore
long before
Ben starts
to feel
much
Ben
can even
start
control
n even better.
start to
control
when
heto
has
to gowhen
to the toilet.
he has to go to the toilet.
To make sure he continues to get better, Ben takes
After a few weeks it is time to visit Doctor Davis again.
After a few weeks it is time to visit Doctor Davis
s medicine,
eatssure
lots
fruit and
To make
heof
continues
to vegetables
get better, andagain. “I’m feeling much better,” says Ben happily.
“I’m feeling much better,” says Ben happily.
Benoftakes
his medicine, eats lots of fruit
“Now my friends play with me and my teacher doesn’t
inks lots
water.
“Now
my
play with me and my teacher
and vegetables and drinks lots of water.
get
mad
atfriends
me anymore.”
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doesn’t get mad at me anymore.”
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gooadnd
food
lots of
wa terr
“If you continue eating
good food and drink
plenty of water, you’ll be
back to normal in no time,”
says Doctor Davis.
“Awesome” shouts Ben.
“If you continue eating good food and drink plent
of water, you’ll be back to normal in no time,”
says Doctor Davis.
“Awesome!” shouts Ben.
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Well
done!
one Ben,” says Doctor Davis.
ou must remember, until all your bowel muscles
ing again, you may still find that sometimes
When Ben arrives home, he finds his friends have come
will accidently sneak out.”
to play
forBen
thearrives
afternoon.
Mum
and Dad
When
home, Ben’s
he finds
his friends
haveare
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“Well done Ben,” says Doctor Davis.
“But you must remember, until all your
bowel muscles are working again, you
may still find that sometimes your poo
will accidently sneak out.”
so proud
Ben,
give him a new soccer ball and
come toofplay
forthey
the afternoon.
boots.
BenMum
is very
indeed.
Ben’s
andhappy
Dad are
so proud of Ben, they
“Before
running
outside
toand
playboots.
with Ben
his friends,
give him
a new soccer
ball
is very Ben
happy
indeed.and Dad a big hug and whispers to
gives
his Mum
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them, “ No more Mr Smellman
for me, my poo’s not
stuck anymore.”
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