I'm so upset…

[Anonymous]

I was talking to my cousin’s wife (their daughter has had problems with bowel movements since she was born) and she told me that their baby might require a surgery where they’ll have to put a tube on the side of her belly so she can empty her large intestine. First of all, I feel so terrible for the poor babe (their girl is a few days older than Ariella). I felt bad asking her all the details. I remember one of my friends telling me that her daughter needed the surgery due to problems with her bowel movements (this was done years ago….30+ to be exact). Anyone know what it’s called? Has anyone heard of similar stories?

[Anonymous]

I am sorry to hear — it is called a colostomy. They are done for several reasons, including motility, parts of the intestines being removed, anal issues etc. There are several kids with colostomies on parent-2-parent.com/forum — it is really a forum for all types of issues and therefore, she can go there for support.

[Anonymous]

Thais, thank you for your reply. She is having anal issues as well. She (the mother) told me that the daughter was born with an unusually small anal opening which is causing a lot of problems *sigh*

[Anonymous]

I’m sure they tryed this and I’m not at all suggesting you should ask them, but I’m curious if they tryed chiropractic care at all? My son was probably nothing like her, but also had bowel problems. We had an x-ray done and it showed it was collecting in his colon, I think. Not good with anatomy and don’t remember what the dr said. Anyway, the dr put him on 3 drugs to help him go and he still had the problem. We took him to the chriopractor and he started going every other day and then eventually every day. He now has no problems going.

[Anonymous]

Shelby, I think their problem mostly lies in the unusually small anal opening. She wasn’t very clear on the details and I didn’t ask too many questions (her husband, my cousin, is a very private person and doesn’t like his wife or anyone in the family discussing this issue). I didn’t want to start asking her questions knowing that she would feel uncomfortable discussing it further.

[Anonymous]

I’m so sorry to hear that. Depending on where they do the surgery it can be either a colostomy or an ileostomy, though I would guess a colostomy. I knew another baby who had a small anus but they were able to use miralax daily to keep the bms soft enough to pass. I’m sorry that they need the colostomy. Is it permanent or is she supposed to have surgery to correct it, and then the colostomy can be reversed. Sometimes it’s just temporary until the other problem can be surgically corrected or outgrown.

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