AH>            He may have difficulty with toileting before the call of  
  AH> nature is  
  AH> urgent, though... particularly in view of his age.  The low muscle tone  
  AH> which  
  AH> often accompanies DS can be a contributing factor as can various  
  AH> medications.  
    
  With Hirschsprung's, the only way you can have a BM is either when the  
  pressure builds up enough behind the transition zone or enemas.  We have had  
  to use a combination of Miralax and enemas to keep things under control.  
    
  AH>            A month or so has already gone by, and I'm 'way behind in  
  AH> answering  
  AH> my mail.  But please be assured we haven't forgotten you....  :-)  
    
  Me too.  :)  Thanks, I appreciate it.  
    
  There is no update as of yet.  We are still doing our more agressive  
  approach  
  to keep him managed and will then probably get another xray to see where we  
  stand.  
    
  Hopefully, it will have gone down in size enough to perform the operation  
  with  
  the least amount of bowel removed (only the section with no nerve cells)  
    
  - Mark  
    
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