Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different causes and treatments.

Meconium, or the first stool of newborns, can reflect cumulative fetal exposure during gestation. It builds up inside babies’ intestines from swallowing amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds and ...

Treatment for Hirschsprung disease typically involves a surgical procedure known as a pull-through procedure to remove a section of the colon. Some people may also need ostomy surgery ...