A child may poop in their sleep if they have poop build up in their bowels at night.
For example if your child ate foods that were fiber based foods then the child may need to poop in the night and so the child may just poop in their sleep.
It depends on the age of the child as well.
For example if the child is a toddler and not potty trained and they are still wearing diapers then they may poop in their sleep just like they would when they are a baby.
However sometimes a kid may just poop in their sleep on accident even when they are potty trained.
It happens sometimes and as long as it doesn't happen often to a potty trained child then it's likely nothing to worry about.
Or your child in rare cases may have bowel incontinence or other bowel issues.
It is normal for a child to poop 5 times per day and sometimes more.
It's also normal for a child to poop once or twice per day and sometimes go a few days or so without pooping.
The more fiber intake the child eats the more they will need to poop and the less fiber they eat the less they need to poop.
Some people poop once per day, some people 3 to 5 times per day and some people go as long as a few days to a week without pooping.
The less fiber you consume the less often you'll usually need to poop and the more fiber you eat the more often you'll need to poop.
Healthy poop should appear as and look like a sausage or log with a smooth surface and be relatively easy to pass and be brown in color.
However healthy poop can be either brown or even green in color and still be healthy.
A healthy poop, should reflect a mixture of all the colors of the food you eat and that bile.
Almost any shade of brown, or even green, is considered OK.
Normal poop color is brown.
This is due to the presence of bile in the stool.
Normal poop color can range from light yellow to brown to almost black.
However if your poop is red, maroon, black, clay-colored, pale, yellow, or green this may signify a problem.
Bile from the liver creates the typical brown hue of a healthy bowel movement.
When the poop is very pale, it often means that not enough bile is reaching the poop.
Problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, or liver are reasons why poop may not contain enough bile.
Normally poop should be brown, have a peanut-butter texture, and look like a sausage.
If you have abnormal colors, it may be due to something you ingested.
But it may also be due to serious illness.
If it's abnormal once, it's likely nothing to worry about.
Symptoms of an intestinal blockage include severe belly pain or cramping, vomiting, not being able to pass stool or gas, and other signs of belly distress.
Floating poop is often an indication of high fat content, which can be a sign of malabsorption, a condition in which you can't absorb enough fat and other nutrients from the food you're ingesting.