Nilikosana hadi na ChatGPT – Njambi Fever opens up on daughter’s year-long constipation battle
By Dan Kauna, July 8, 2026Content creator Njambi Fever has shared her family’s long struggle with her daughter Nillah’s chronic constipation, detailing how a single painful bowel movement turned into months of medical visits before doctors found a lasting fix.
The influencer explained that Nillah began withholding stool intentionally after one uncomfortable episode left her associating the bathroom with pain.
“She constipated ONCE and told herself pooping hurts so instead she’ll be holding,” Njambi wrote on her Instagram Stories.
The habit persisted even though Nillah was eating and drinking normally, at one point still on formula, leaving her parents confused about what was going wrong.
She said the family consulted multiple paediatricians before a gastroenterologist traced the issue to behaviour rather than diet.
The specialist reviewed Nillah’s bowel history since birth alongside her developmental milestones, including when she sat, crawled and stood, before establishing that her stomach only needed a small nudge each time to reset the cycle.
Solution came down to hydration and patience
Njambi said the turning point was a simple, salty oral solution given twice daily in small doses, which softened stools within days.
“After 3 days we visited the gastroenterologist, we couldn’t believe it,” she said, adding that Nillah now passes stool with ease and no longer strains or holds.
According to the content creator, most parents assume it is normal for a child to take up to a year to get comfortable using the toilet, often switching foods unnecessarily while the real cause goes unaddressed.
She noted that full potty training typically has to wait until a child turns two and can follow instructions, but that consistent hydration, balanced meals and fruit or juice intake can prevent the cycle of withholding in the meantime.
She said she had exhausted every resource available to her, from parenting books and nutritionists to online searches, before getting clarity from a specialist.
The mother encouraged other parents facing similar struggles to seek professional input early rather than assume the problem will resolve on its own, saying the earlier a child is examined, the better the outcome.