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Hirschsprung disease
April 8, 2010 by ru30
Hirschsprung disease is a very rare disease of the Colen or large intestine. You are born with this disease and you could die from it but if it is not so severe you could live for a very long time. It is a very painful disease that is very hard to diagnose.
There are many different symptoms that can occur depending on how old you get and if it is severe or not. Usually the symptoms occur right after birth but rarely they start later. Now I will tell you the most common Symptoms of Hirschsprung disease. In infants some of the most popular symptoms include: Not passing the first bowel movement 1-2 days after birth, problems having bowel movements, swelling of the abdomen, vomiting, and sometimes rapid breathing. The most common symptoms for older children include: chronic constipation, lack of appetite, poor weight gain, and decreased rate of growth.
The cause of this disease is that there is a blockage in one part of the large intestine. The blockage is caused by a lack of nerve cells in that portion of the intestine Because of the lack of nerve cells the bowl cannot move in that spot causing stuff to get stuck and the rest of your intestine contents to get backed up.
There is no way to prevent this disease and the only treatment is to get that part of intestine removed, the surgery is usually in a two parts. It can be very dangerous but it matters what part of the intestine is infected because if it is right at the end of the intestine it’s not that hard to remove but if it’s somewhere in the middle of the intestine it is really hard to remove. This treatment usually works but the earlier you get diagnosed the better the outcome. 
Here’s a link to an article about this disease.
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?chrome=None&article=2975&page=2
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on April 8th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Owwww! That looks like it hurts a lot! Cool.
Cassidy
on April 24th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
I agree with Cassidy- OW!
(oh by the way I was watching a show on polgeria last night, and it was so sad, the girl seemed like a normal 3 year old:( But she looked.. different. Could you imagine telling your child that they won’t live very long???)