Guest guest Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 That's a great idea!!! thanks, > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > Please read a bit on something called Hirschsprung's Disease. My > son > > > > > has > > > > it, and there is a correlation between HD and Down's > Syndrome...... > > > > > > > > What it is, is when the nerve cells don't travel the entire way > down > > the > > > > > > > colon in utero. So there are a lack of nerve cells at some > point. > > > For > > > > some, if high enough in the colon, they are completely unable to > have > > a > > > bm at > > > > all, which was my son's case. He had to have a colostomy at 3 > days > > > > old...but this was 18 years ago now, they do it differently now in > > most > > > cases. It > > > > would be possible, that no nerve cells could be present in just > the > > > rectum. > > > > Some people have gone years without a diagnosis. > > > > > > > > There's many websites... maybe see if anything on the disease > sounds > > > like > > > > your son's case. It's easily diagnosed with a rectal biopsy. > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > Angel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/20/2011 9:51:08 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, > > > > agirlnamedsuess@ writes: > > > > > > > > I hope this is not TMI to post here, but I have a concern that > my > > son's > > > > inability to make it to the potty to have a bowel movement > sometimes > > > (unless > > > > we take him on a regular schedule and have him sit for 15-20 > minutes > > at > > > a > > > > time) may be related to lack of muscle tone in the rectal area. > He > > has > > > never > > > > had any outward signs of poor muscle tone at all. > > > > But we have noticed (his entire life) that he has what *appears* > to > > be > > > a > > > > rather large opening at the anal opening. I never really thought > > about > > > it > > > > until this morning and it does appear that the reason this might > be > > is > > > > because there is no muscle tone in the sphincter (you know how > you > > > would normally > > > > see lines around the anal opening which shows you the sphincter > has > > > good > > > > muscle tone? Well, there are not any.) > > > > If this is common and this is the case, is there anything that can > be > > > > > done > > > > to resolve the issue? Chances are if there is no muscle tone > there, > > then > > > > > > > his intestines also lack muscle tone---which is a severe problem > that > > I > > > do > > > > not know how to solve. > > > > Thanks for your help and sorry if this was too much information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Join us for our 2011 Research & Awareness Conference in Orlando > > > FL! > > > > ******************************************************* > > > > Become a member of IMDSA today at http://www.imdsa.org > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************** > > > > Contact IMDSA Today at: > > > > IMDSA~PO Box > > 1489~Midlthian,TX~76065~USA~1-~1-888-MDS-LINK > > > > > ********************************************************************* > > > > Share your story today! http://www.mosaicdownsyndrome.com > > > > ********************************************************* > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to: > > > > MosaicDS-unsubscribeegroups > > > > ************************************************* > > > > To visit the e-group website go to: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MosaicDS/ > > > > *************************************************Yahoo! 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