About HD develops in children before they are born. It is not caused by anything the mother did while pregnant.And effects 1 out of 5,000 kids. Hirschsprung's disease occurs when some of the nerve cells that are normally present in the intestine do not form properly while a baby is developing during pregnancy.
As food is digested, muscles move food forward through the intestines in a movement called peristalsis. When we eat, nerve cells that are present in the wall of the intestines receive signals from the brain telling the intestinal ...muscles to move food forward.
In children with Hirschsprung's disease, a lack of nerve cells in part of the intestine interrupts the signal from the brain and prevents peristalsis in that segment of the intestine. Because stool cannot move forward normally, the intestine can become partially or completely obstructed (blocked), and begins to expand to a larger than normal size.
The problems a child will experience with Hirschsprung's disease depend on how much of the intestine has normal nerve cells present. Seventy percent of babies with Hirschsprung's disease are missing nerve cells in only the last one to two feet of the large intestine.
Hirschsprung's disease causes 25 percent of intestinal obstructions that occur in newborns.
Mission - My son was born with this disease in 2004 and somedays I wonder how I got through.This group is to support and encourage other families they are not alone.Also to share tips and tricks of other families who have lived or are living with Hirschsprung's in their family.
As food is digested, muscles move food forward through the intestines in a movement called peristalsis. When we eat, nerve cells that are present in the wall of the intestines receive signals from the brain telling the intestinal ...muscles to move food forward.
In children with Hirschsprung's disease, a lack of nerve cells in part of the intestine interrupts the signal from the brain and prevents peristalsis in that segment of the intestine. Because stool cannot move forward normally, the intestine can become partially or completely obstructed (blocked), and begins to expand to a larger than normal size.
The problems a child will experience with Hirschsprung's disease depend on how much of the intestine has normal nerve cells present. Seventy percent of babies with Hirschsprung's disease are missing nerve cells in only the last one to two feet of the large intestine.
Hirschsprung's disease causes 25 percent of intestinal obstructions that occur in newborns.
Mission - My son was born with this disease in 2004 and somedays I wonder how I got through.This group is to support and encourage other families they are not alone.Also to share tips and tricks of other families who have lived or are living with Hirschsprung's in their family.