What is high anorectal anomaly?

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*

Who has high anorectal anomaly on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 1
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 3

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What is high anorectal anomaly?

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

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 4 say high anorectal anomaly is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 1
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 1
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 3

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from high anorectal anomaly patients who have completed their condition history
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