A man from
China, just had to get almost 30 pounds of feces removed from his body. There was
so much poop in man's colon that it made him difficult to breath.
Surgeons of Tenth People's Hospital removed 30 inches of
enlarged bowel from the man. Years of build up was caused by Hirschsprung's disease, a disease that
causes feces to sit around in the digestive tract because the nerve cells that
signal bowel movements are missing.
The painful backup
made man look 9 months pregnant, according to doctors. Taking laxatives over
the years only gave him minor relief.
It took three hours to remove the man's gut, empty out the feces and stitch up both ends to prevent more from falling out.
It took three hours to remove the man's gut, empty out the feces and stitch up both ends to prevent more from falling out.
An uncommon diagnosis
in adults, Hirschsprung's disease affects one in every 5,000 babies. It's more
common for males to be affected by the condition than females.
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