This is one of the biggest hidden reasons why kids stop feeling when they need to go. When stool sits in the rectum for too long, it stretches — and over time, those stretch receptors stop sending the “hey, I need to poop!” message to the brain. So instead of feeling the urge, your child may: 🚫 Go days without a bowel movement 💩 Leak poop in their underwear 😣 Seem “unbothered” by constipation 🧻 Or say “I didn’t know I had to go!” This isn’t a behavioral problem — it’s a body problem. And unt