Hirschsprungs Disease Treatment In India
Hirschsprung’s disease is a disease involving mainly the large intestine. It affects the nerve cells (Ganglion cells) in the large intestine and sometimes also the small intestine. These nerve cells control the muscles that move (Peristalsis) food and waste, or stool, through the large intestine and finally stools are excreted through the anus. During development, a baby’s nerve cells form along the intestines. They begin in the mouth and end in the anus. In babies with Hirschsprung’s disease , the nerve cells don’t grow past a certain part of the large intestine.And so the muscles of that part can’t move food and stool and become partly or fully blocked.The intestine begins to grow larger than normal. This then leads to constipation, abdominal distension, and infection. Boys are more likely to have Hirschsprung’s disease than girls. Most babies with Hirschsprung’s disease have symptoms in the first few weeks of life. In some cases only a ...