My son is 9 months old and has had trouble with BMs since he was about three months old. Recetnly has had an impaction and is on 2tsp of MOM twice a day and now has liquid explosions. Could this be Hirschsprung Disease? The pediactric GI doc wants to wait and see…
A GI DR was never involved in my DDs diagnosis.
We went to the ped. The ped ordered an x-ray that day. A Barium enema scan was performed the next morning. Based upon those results, we were immediately sent to a pediatric surgeon that afternoon. The rectal biopsy followed.
From the moment we saw the ped, literally 52 hours transpired and my DD was hosptialized and surgery was scheduled.
HD is very serious. If your son has a swollen belly and a fever develops, do not hesitate to take your child to the ER.
I don’t know what MOM is. The only laxative my DD has been given is Miralax.
I would say it could be possible and start getting a refferal to a specialist like a GI and a surgeon to run tests and do biopsies.
I would definitely get a biopsy if it’s been going on that long. When you say they are explosive do you mean they shoot across the room if the diaper is opened? Also, when you give him the mom does it make him hurt allot or just go. How does he sleep. Because if it’s HD he is also going ot have a hard time passing gas, from my experience.
Truly,
Mary
Mary,
the diaper this am was from his knees to the middle of his back and if the diaper was open I am sure that it would have sprayed across the room. He doesn’t sleep, he is up at least two times a night. My GI doctor hasn’t returned my call yet today so I am giving a couple of more hours before I call back. Thanks for the info.
Carol
I think the GI is a good place to start. This could be so many different things, not just HD. But the earlier you can figure it out, the better for the baby!!
good luck!
jessica
MOM is milk of Magnisium
we never had a GI doctor either, it was just the pediatrician and the ER, but it was an emergency situation (like heathermom, we were diagnosed within 48 hours of going to the ER). I think the GI is the next step after the pediatrician if it’s not a life-threatening emergency (ie, neededing to go straight to the ER). The GI can help get the right tests and diagnosis.
Keep us posted on what your GI says!! Hopefully it’s something more easily treated, but if it’s HD, we’re all here for support!
EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SIGNS OF A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION HENCE MOST LIKELY HD. MY DAUGHTER HAD WATER MUSTURD SEED POOS IN NICU AFTER SPIKING A FEVER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. wHAT THEY DIDN’T REALIZE WAS THAT SHE NEVER POOPED AGAIN WITHOUT A BABY LAX. WE CONTROLLED HER POOPS UNTIL DX AT 19 MOTNHS. WE TOLD ER ABOUT EXPLOSIVE POOPS AND LITERATURE OF HAD CLEARLY OUTLINES THE EXPLOSIONS AS A HIGH INDICATOR OF HD. NO ONE LISTENED TO US AND BOTH DID THEY EAT THEIR WORDS WHEN HER BIOPSY WAS POSITIVE. WE TOLD HER GI SEVERAL TIMES AND HIS NOTES IN FILE ONLY SAID SHE WAS GETTING BETTER WITH APPLE JUICE WHICH WAS A BLATANT LIE, THE GI REFUSED TO DO A BARIUM ENJEMA SAYING IT WAS TRAUMATIC FOR THE KIDS, THIS WAS A LIE ALSO ALTHOUGH HE MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS TOO HIGH OF A RISK FOR HER TO GO THRU IT. MY UNDERSTANDIN IS THAT THE P ARENTS DECIDE ON THE TESTING NOT THE GI. PARENTS CAN PUSH THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO APPLED FOR IHSS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO NOT BE POTTY TRAINED OLDER THEN THE NORM AGE FOR DOING SO. ANY HOW. THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA WE EXPERICEN THAT WAS A GIVEN AND MAJOR SYMPTOM OF HD.
GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER TO MAKE THEM DOCUMENT IT.
KATHY
I’m so sorry to hear about the troubles you’ve had. You may consider going to somebody different. My son Payton was in the hospital for five days after he was born, he didn’t lose his meconium plug right away and his pediatrician was testing him for systic fibrosis. It was months until we new anything was seriously wrong, he also was having explosive poops his tummy was disdended and was very uncomfortable. I finally took him to somebody different and was given x-rays, a barium enema and then a biopsy the next day. It was reassuring to have someone take action. He should’ve had surgery when he was born and it would’ve been a lot easier on him had they diagnosed him early. Don’t wait, keep calling and calling or better yet like I said see somebody different.
Best of luck,
Margie