Anal Atresia

Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:09 am

I am mom to a lovely 4 year old son who was born with high imperforate anus. At birth he was given a colostomy and had a pull-through procedure done at 6 months. At 10 months the colostomy was reversed. After over 2 years of extreme constipation, constant soiling, and laxatives, we opted to give our son a chait trapdoor caecostomy. He has had it for almost 2 years now and has really made his and our lives easier and happier. We are still doing anal dilatations every other day, which our son absolutely hates.

Do you have a child who was born with anal atresia? I would love to hear about your lives and the difficulties and triumphs of caring for a child with bowel complications! Sometimes I feel like the only parent out there who is struggling with this issue!

Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:37 am

Hi LullabyMama!

Welcome to BabyZone!

While I don't have a child with Anal Stresia (our issues here are kidneys), I wanted to take a moment and offer my support and a listening ear! I know the difficulties that come along with having a child that has special medical needs.

Ashley
BabyZone Community Assistant
Ashley.Brabson@Disney.com

Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:30 am

Thanks!

Our son was also born with renal issues. He had a non-functioning right kidney which was reabsorbed, hydronephrosis, and a duplex left kidney that is 50% functioning. The portion that does work functions well enough because he doesn't need any antibiotics, vitamin supplements, or other meds. Really, for us it is more just something we have to bring him in for ultrasounds and blood tests 3 times a year; kind of in the back of our minds but not a day to day issue. We're really thankful for that!

Good luck with your little one!