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An anorectal anomaly happens when the bowel does not form properly during fetal development. A high anorectal anomaly is where the bowel has a closed end and does not connect with the anus or it connects with another part of the body through a passage called a fistula.
How do members experience high anorectal anomaly?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with high anorectal anomaly*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for high anorectal anomaly*
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An anorectal anomaly happens when the bowel does not form properly during fetal development. A high anorectal anomaly is where the bowel has a closed end and does not connect with the anus or it connects with another part of the body through a passage called a fistula.
Common symptoms reported by people with high anorectal anomaly
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for high anorectal anomaly
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Compare treatments taken by people with high anorectal anomaly
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Who has high anorectal anomaly on PatientsLikeMe?
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new patients joined this month
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say high anorectal anomaly is their primary condition
These charts show data from high anorectal anomaly patients who have completed their condition history
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Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have high anorectal anomaly through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with high anorectal anomaly? Members in the forum might have the answers.