My Battle
It started when I reached my fourth month wherein I consistently being hospitalized. I had continuous bowel incontinence since I was born and mom as a nurse not panicking until I get hospitalized for the same reason. Mom's instinct believe I have a serious condition wherein doctors in DLSUMC specifically Dr. Nido my pediatrician not believing so. My parents had second opinion and brought me to another hospital and mom initiated to request for series of laboratories. They confirmed. I have Hirschprung's Disease.
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a disorder of the abdomen that occurs when part or all of the large intestine or antecedent parts of the gastrointestinal tract have no nerves and therefore cannot function.The affected segment of the colon cannot relax and pass stool through the colon, creating an obstruction
