What is meconium ileus?

Meconium is the material found in the intestine in a newborn. In meconium ileus, low or distal intestinal obstruction results from the impaction of thick, tenacious meconium in the distal small bowel.

How do members experience meconium ileus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with meconium ileus*

*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 meconium ileus*

Who has meconium ileus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

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

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 4