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 1
20s 2
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 4

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with meconium ileus

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 meconium ileus

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Compare treatments taken by people with meconium ileus

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Who has meconium ileus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 0 say meconium ileus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
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 0
Female 4

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

These charts show data from meconium ileus patients who have completed their condition history
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