spradlin02 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I'm telling you, I think I unstop the toilet every time they go. I'm getting tired of it, but I don't think it's entirely a paper issue. I've noticed they wait days to go sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Almost never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spradlin02 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Almost never. Unfortunately, I'm the master plumber. And I get a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The*A*Team Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We had this issue with our kids. Mostly, they just used too much toilet paper. So, we switched to the cheapo Scott toilet tissue and haven't had an issue since, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Daily in one bathroom, very very rarely in the others. Where we replaced the toilets in this house, they now work. The one that stops up is a toilet that was here when we purchased the house and is lousy. It helps to use only that really thin 1-ply Scott TP but doesn't completely solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I said never because your options don't really cover us. Maybe 2-3 times a year. We used to have one child come to our house though, who plugged the toilet all the time. I used to have to remind him to use the downstairs toilet (better water flow) and to flush a couple of times if he needed to use more paper. All of our commodes are cheap, low flow commodes. We all know that they have a tendency to clog so sometimes mid-visit flushes are necessary to make sure it all goes down smooth. I think they waste more water than save but this is what was in the house when we got here. I would like to install the commodes that have the water waste/solid waste options. Unplugging/plunging is one thing if it is your own kid, but extra gross for someone else's. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spradlin02 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 I said never because your options don't really cover us. Maybe 2-3 times a year. You see, I do it so much I can't even imagine the possibility that some people only have to do it a few times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spradlin02 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 We had this issue with our kids. Mostly, they just used too much toilet paper. So, we switched to the cheapo Scott toilet tissue and haven't had an issue since, lol. Good idea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 One of my lot stops the loo up virtually every time. Fortunately for me my lot are older so they take care of this kind of thing themselves. I only need to keep up the constant supply of TP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I voted never. It is almost true:). I have a 3yo that emptied an entire box of baby wipes into the toilet and tried to flush it, so it is not for the same problem that you listed. We put in toto toilets. They work great! No problems at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We had this issue with our kids. Mostly, they just used too much toilet paper. So, we switched to the cheapo Scott toilet tissue and haven't had an issue since, lol. I had the same issue and I don't use scott, but I do use the cheapest store brand I can find. I learned that my youngest goes by length not volume of paper. Their toilet hasn't been stopped up since I switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 My DS does about once a week, and I don't believe it has to do with too much paper. I think he waits and doesn't go as often as he ought. (TMI, sorry!) FWIW, he is gluten free as of last year, and the issues have actually diminished somewhat. It used to be every single time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Wow. I don't even know if we have a plunger in this house. It's 2 years old, and no, we've never had to use it. We have low flow Toto brand toilets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juelle Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Every child needed two or three demos of the appropriate amount of loo roll. I have them count squares when they're little!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 They STILL do it once or twice a week! Despite toilet paper recommended by the plumber, despite counting squares. We had the BEST toilets in Germany, they NEVER stopped up. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpsings Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We just keep the plunger in the bathroom. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I don't ever remember one of my dc stopping up the toilet. I voted "never," although it's entirely possible that I've lost those brain cells and don't remember it, but I'm gonna stick with "never." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Every dang time. Seriously. Dh, too. I don't. I also don't spit or pick my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I have a child who stops it up just about every single time, but this is a child who has extremely large bowel movements and always has. She had psychological holding as a preschooler, so I wonder if she's stretched her colon. My dad has a colon that is 1.5 times the normal diameter, so maybe she takes after him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Well, when my son was 2 he once put one of the kittens in the toilet but technically there was still room in it:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Fresh, ripe pears with the skin. Problem solved. Promise. Also this does not mess with the normal process of digestion . Daily pear. I am also a master plumber and grew weary of this task. Dh is unbelievably practical and cannot imagine how this seems to happen only in gentile families. Sorry buddy we are not raised on dried fruit in our pastries, meat dishes and fruit salad. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Almost never. I spent a significant amount of time when potty training working on how much toilet paper is OK. We also don't keep the roll on the wall where the 3 year old usually goes- if it's easy to spin it she spins it all out. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireStitch Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Well, around here DH is the main toilet-clogger. But we have the cheap low-flow toilets and that has something to do with it. I never have...oh goodness, someone give me a euphemism, please! I never have issues with infrequent going that causes stoppages (how's that?) but I can still stop up these toilets if I'm not super careful with the toilet paper. We use Scott and we make a point of flushing twice if there's going to be toilet paper and poop going down. DS occasionally has problems, but he's getting better about drinking water and that helps. His dad taught him how to plunge, too, so I don't have plumber duty. My dad and brothers stopped up toilets All.The.Time when I was growing up. Even with massive amounts of whole grain and fruits and veg in our diets. I grew up just assuming it was a guy thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I said never because your options don't really cover us. Maybe 2-3 times a year. Unplugging/plunging is one thing if it is your own kid, but extra gross for someone else's. LOL :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora in NC Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I voted "never," but really it is more like once every couple months. It always seems too often when it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Almost never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 When my DD was having a problem with severe constipation we had this problem almost every time she went. We didn't think she was constipated because she went every few days but the huge poops are a big red flag. We only found out because we took her to the Dr for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I voted 3-4 times a week. And the younger dc love to make "out of order" signs instead of telling us there's a problem. Then if my older dd sees it, she won't say anything because she doesn't want to deal with it. sigh...never a dull moment over here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We had the BEST toilets in Germany, they NEVER stopped up. :glare: I never have seen a squat toilet clog, either, come to think of it. Those things are the BEST for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 My dh and i just spent 45 minutes on unclogging a stupid toilet. This happens ALL THE TIME! We buy the cheapest TP have done everything we can think of but it still happens constantly. I HAVE WORN OUT A PLUNGER! The rubber actually wore out around the handle...it makes me crazy. We had our septic tank pumped today. I wondered if whole rolls of TP were shooting up the hose into the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I'm laughing my knickers off!!! You mean I'm not the only mom who can tell which toilet was used by a certain child just because that is inevitably the one with an Anaconda laying in it, stopping up the situation? It's not a paper problem. It's the unhealthy, unfathomable size of those leavings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 That be true. Some are more efficient than others. And I can't believe I responded to this thread. I'm laughing my knickers off!!! You mean I'm not the only mom who can tell which toilet was used by a certain child just because that is inevitably the one with an Anaconda laying in it, stopping up the situation? It's not a paper problem. It's the unhealthy, unfathomable size of those leavings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 The things we discuss on this board!! :lol: I'll go ahead and admit that our toilet is often clogged up. From DD and I... :glare: We both have some digestion issues. It is actually better since we moved to our new apartment, maybe once a week. Our old apartment it was clogged EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. (Even sometimes with just liquid and TP...) The toilet was pretty much useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Mine use way too much tp, but they haven't been wiping themselves unassisted for very long, so I am hoping they'll learn to do it more, um, efficiently, in time. On a related note, I had a major parenting fail week last week. I kept going off at my children because there were puddles on the floor around the toilet, then we discovered the cistern was leaking! :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I voted for never. I think I've had to actually use the plunger maybe twice in all my years of being a parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraciebytheBay Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Dh and I were just talking about this today. What is so difficult about not using so much tp? This never happens to the adults in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Dh fussed at the kids for years about using too much tp. We finally solved the problem. The pipes outside the house had roots growing in them. Seems that will really impede the flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I don't know (I try not to keep track) but I wanted to say it made me oh so very happy that you didn't even bother with "Do you children stop up the toilet?" but skipped right to "how often?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 All. the. time. In fact, the kids' toilet has been out of commission for a few weeks now due to a serious clog. I've even tried to snake that bad boy to no avail. Eeewww. I dread calling the plumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Once or twice a year. We have always lived in houses with old plumbing. The one time we were in apartments we never had problems. Dd was potty trained when we were apartment living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 1 very lousy toilet 2 children that have large BS 2 children that use lots of toilet paper (one child that cloggs the sinks at least twice a month too!! Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 The things we discuss on this board!! :lol: Well, it was a guy who started the thread... :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Every.time.:glare: until we got new toilets and now......not at all! We got aquasource ones I think from Lowe's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I had to become a TP/Toilet drill seargent with by to DS's. For a while it was almost everyday!!! Too much tp. I told them - loved that they wanted to get clean, but they needed to give it a "courtesy flush" about half way through :) Then finish and flush again. Now we clog up about once a week.:toetap05: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rubilynne4 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 hmmm. interesting topic for a hs board, but appropriate as we all have those dc. we live in an older home, so we have all been guilty of stopping the toilet. however my youngest dc (2 yr old) had a habit of dropping her toys, and flushing them. not good. once that was nipped in the bud, the stopped toilets became less of an issue, although it still happens on occasion (old houses). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rubilynne4 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Dh fussed at the kids for years about using too much tp. We finally solved the problem. The pipes outside the house had roots growing in them. Seems that will really impede the flow. we also have that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Of course, now that I've said that, I'd better find the plunger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Never so far. Knock wood. :smash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMK Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I haven't read the other comments but I can't wait to see what everyone says. LOL...its funny that life can become so much about what is going in to the kids and what (and when will it???) come out of them. I am truly amazed they can walk upright considering what I have seen pass from their bodies. Now, with that though...anyone have any ideas on how to get them to consistently FLUSH????? :bigear: LMK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I have a child who stops it up just about every single time, but this is a child who has extremely large bowel movements and always has. She had psychological holding as a preschooler, so I wonder if she's stretched her colon. My dad has a colon that is 1.5 times the normal diameter, so maybe she takes after him. This is our middle child... he stretched his colon out and so he cloges toilet every time he goes. I give him a bit of miralax and that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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