Oh, Poo! Get Well Soon

# Ah!

# Be happy, be healthy

# And get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy

# And get well soon

# The doctor will tell you

# What is good for you

# Be happy, be healthy And get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy And get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy

# And get well soon

# And if you're feeling poorly Just remember this tune

# Be happy, be healthy And get well soon

# Cos the doctor and nurse They know what to do... #

They do!

# They'll always take good care of you

# Be happy, be healthy And get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy And get well soon

# The doctor will tell you What is good for you

# Be happy, be healthy... #

And..

# Get well soon! #

Hello, I'm Dr Ranj.

Welcome to my surgery. Are you well?

ALL: Yeah!

Ah, good!

But someone isn't feeling well. I wonder who my next patient is.

Who's come to visit me? Who will it be?

Can you guess which friend it is? Let's see.

It's Deep!

# When I go to the doctor I tremble and I sigh

# I'm a little quiet, I'm a bit shy

# But Dr Ranj is gentle He always finds a way

# To make me feel that everything Is going to be OK

# So I can climb up to the castle

# And clamber down again

# Or snuggle with a story book Or sit and watch the rain

# Cos Dr Ranj is gentle He always finds a way

# To make me feel that everything Is going to be OK. #

Come in, Deep!

Oh! You're very busy!

I'll come back another time.

You've got an appointment.

It's your special time to see me.

Oh! OK.

-Ah!

-How are you today?

Not very well. My tummy aches.

I'm sorry to hear that.

-Have you had anything to eat or drink?

-No.

I don't feel like it.

We'd better take a look at you.

Can you hop on this couch for me?

OK. Here we go.

I'll just quickly clean my hands.

If you lie down for me, we can take a look.

There we go.

OK, let's have a look.

-Oh!

-I'm not hurting you, am I?

No, but my tummy feels all blown-up,

like... like a balloon!

Speaking of balloons...

BALLOON SQUEAKS

-Here's a hat!

-Ha!

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Very smart!

So, Deep, tell me. When was the last time you did a poo?

It's OK, everybody poos. I poo, you poo. We all poo.

HE LAUGHS

-Did you go for a poo today?

-Uh-uh.

-Yesterday?

-Uh-uh.

But yesterday, I was at my new nursery.

Oh! Was it exciting?

Well, yes, but...

-But...?

-When I was there, I needed to go for a poo,

but I didn't want to sit on the toilet.

-Is that because it was new and different?

-Yes.

You'll soon get used to your nursery.

I think I know why you don't feel well -

you haven't done a poo for a while.

-Does that make you feel ill?

-Sometimes.

-D'you know what it's called?

-Uh-uh.

-Constipation.

Con-sti-pa-tion!

That's right. It just means you're a bit blocked up. Look!

Your poo is the last stage of a fascinating journey

food makes as it goes through your body.

It starts up here in your mouth, and ends up right down here...

in your bottom.

-Like a bus journey?

-No, more like a water slide.

When you swallow, food whooshes down into your stomach.

Your stomach's like a stretchy bag.

Inside, food gets mixed up and goes mushy.

-Yuck!

-That's so it can pass easily through the small intestine.

The mushy food moves through slowly,

so your body can take out the good things it needs.

My body is SO clever!

Once it reaches your bottom, it's turned to poo.

Yuck! I don't like poo!

-Poo's stuff your body doesn't need.

-Like rubbish?

Right. Needing a poo

is your body telling you to put the rubbish out.

Oh, but Dr Ranj, when I tried this morning at home,

I sat for ages and ages

and nothing came out!

Your poo's gone dry and hard, so it won't come out easily.

Oh, no! So, will my tummy get bigger and bigger until it pops?

No, your poo will come out soon.

-Why not ask Nurse Morag why it's taking so long?

-Yes, please!

Come on!

-Hello, Nurse Morag.

-Dr Ranj! Who's with you today?

Deep - he wants to ask a really interesting question.

Hello, Nurse Morag. Erm, well...

No need to be embarrassed.

OK, then.

Why won't my poo come out?

Now, that IS a good question.

I'll need my Healthy Helpers to help me answer.

ALL: Hello!

# Catch that ball Yeah, it's your goal

# Give me questions, catch and throw

# Healthy Helpers will show and tell

-# How you can keep fit and well

-Ask the nurse

# Catch that ball Yeah, it's your goal

-# Ask the nurse

-Give me questions, catch and throw

# Healthy Helpers will show and tell

-# Ask the nurse

-How you can keep fit and well

# Ask me what you need to know

# Ask the nurse

# Catch that ball Yeah, it's your goal

-# Ask the nurse

-Give me questions, catch and throw

-# Healthy helpers will show and tell

-Ask the nurse

# How you can keep fit and well

# Ask me what you need to know

# Give me questions Catch and throw. #

Today, I'm in Newcastle and my Healthy Helpers are...

Hello, my name's Mark and I like gardening with my mum and dad.

Hello, my name's Maya

and I like riding my bike without stabilisers.

Hello, I'm Jan. I like going to my grandpa and grandma's house.

Hello, my name is Maya and I like going to soft play with my friends.

Now, my Healthy Helpers -

who can tell me, what is poo?

-Yes, Mark?

-Rubbish!

Poo comes out your bum.

That's right. Natural waste our body doesn't need any more.

That's why it's important to get rid of it often.

If you've been eating healthy foods,

and drinking plenty of water,

and doing exercise,

then your poo will be nice and soft, like this.

It's wet and stodgy, but not real poo.

What we'll do is put it into the bag

and have a shot at squeezing it through.

That's it - give it a squeeze.

Nice and soft, isn't it?

Now, if you've not been eating healthy food,

and you've not been drinking enough water,

and you've not been doing enough exercise,

the food getting squeezed through your body

might look something like this!

Do you want to give this one a try?

Definitely not as easy this time.

This is what happens when you're constipated, like poor Deep.

What do you think?

Constipation. It's definitely constipated.

Who wants to play a game to find out what you can do

-to make your poo soft?

-ALL: Yeah!

Come on then!

Now, Healthy Helpers, who can tell me the first thing we need

to make sure our poo comes out easily?

Healthy food.

That's right.

On the red table over there,

we have lots of healthy food...

and we have some unhealthy food.

So, what you need to do

is choose healthy food and pop it into your bag.

What's the second thing to make sure

-we can go to the toilet easily?

-Water.

We need to drink plenty of water.

The blue table has lots of healthy drinks,

and some unhealthy drinks.

What's the third thing to make sure we can poo easily?

Exercise.

That's right. Exercise. Which is why

you guys will bounce about on these

to collect the healthy food and drinks.

When you've got your stuff, bounce over to our giant mouth here,

and feed it with the healthy food and healthy drinks.

But, if you pick something unhealthy,

like this, and put it in...

IT BURPS

THEY LAUGH

..the mouth will make that noise.

So be very careful what you choose.

Are you all ready?

ALL: Yeah!

Then go! Start bouncing!

Excellent. A good, healthy bread roll, there.

And some corn. Very good.

I think she's a healthy Healthy Helper.

Excellent, that's it. Come on, hop over.

Fast as you can. The banana - excellent choice.

We've got a healthy potato.

Keep on bouncing - it's all good exercise!

A healthy orange - very good!

A piece of brownie?!

Bounce back over!

IT BURPS

THEY LAUGH

To help poo easily, you need to remember

to eat healthy food, take lots of exercise

and drink plenty of water.

ALL: Bye-bye, Deep! Get well soon!

Thank you, Healthy Helpers.

-Bye, Healthy Helpers. Bye, Nurse Morag!

-Bye for now!

So, Deep, there's three easy things you can do to help you poo.

But that's easy-peasy!

Exactly! Easy to do, easy to poo.

But there's also one thing you can do

-that's really useful - getting a toilet routine.

-Oh!

Do I get one from the shop?

No, it means going to the toilet at the same time every day.

-In the morning?

-Yes, and also, after your lunch, and after your tea.

Oh! Thank you.

# Water and fruit and running, too

# We all know these are good for you

# But there's something else that they do

# All work together to help you poo

# Sometimes you sit and you sigh and you heave... #

HE SIGHS

# Cos your poo won't come out How you wish it would leave... #

I do!

# Where does your poo come from?

# Why does it stop?

# Stay in your bottom And not make a plop? #

Plop!

# Where does your poo come from? Why does it stop?

# Stay in your bottom

# And not make a plop? #

You're making me laugh!

# Water and fruit and running, too We all know these are good for you

# But there's something else they do All come together to help you poo

# Don't squeeze or strain or do it in a rush... #

I'm not going anywhere!

# Soon you will be finished Then you can flush... #

Not while I'm sitting on it!

# Where does your poo come from? Why does it stop?

# Stay in your bottom

# And not make a plop? #

Plop!

# Where does your poo come from? Why does it stop?

# Stay in your bottom And not make a plop?

# Don't squeeze or strain or do it in a rush

# Soon you will be finished

# Then you can flush. #

TOILET FLUSHES

Ah!

That's better!

Don't forget to wash my hands!

You know what to do now, don't you?

Easy to do, easy to poo!

If these things don't work and you still can't poo,

-don't worry, come back and we'll give you some medicine.

-Thank you!

-I think you deserve a badge for coming to see me today.

-Oh!

Thank you, Dr Ranj!

There's nothing embarrassing or scary about going for a poo.

-When you've got to go, you've got to go.

-OK.

You'll feel much better in no time!

-Bye, Deep!

-Bye, Dr Ranj!

Deep's got to go and I've got to go, too.

See you next time and remember - be happy, be healthy.

If you don't feel well, see your own doctor.

And get well soon!