<P> Typically , Hirschsprung 's disease is diagnosed shortly after birth , although it may develop well into adulthood , because of the presence of megacolon , or because the baby fails to pass the first stool ( meconium ) within 48 hours of delivery . Normally , 90 % of babies pass their first meconium within 24 hours , and 99 % within 48 hours . Other symptoms include green or brown vomit , explosive stools after a doctor inserts a finger into the rectum , swelling of the abdomen , excessive gas , and bloody diarrhea . </P>
<P> Typically , Hirschsprung 's disease is diagnosed shortly after birth , although it may develop well into adulthood , because of the presence of megacolon , or because the baby fails to pass the first stool ( meconium ) within 48 hours of delivery . Normally , 90 % of babies pass their first meconium within 24 hours , and 99 % within 48 hours . Other symptoms include green or brown vomit , explosive stools after a doctor inserts a finger into the rectum , swelling of the abdomen , excessive gas , and bloody diarrhea . </P>
the most common presentation of hirschprung disease is which of the following
the most common presentation of hirschprung disease is which of the following
the baby fails to pass the first stool ( meconium )
the baby fails to pass the first stool ( meconium )