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Episode 32 of Season 2

Another special guest today Tom Richard who has Hirschsprung's Disease and runs his own Podcast called "The Hirschsprung's hour with Tom Richard" and can be found on all Podcast platforms.

Today Tom tells us all about Hirschsprung's Disease, he was diagnosed with as a newborn baby, and how it nearly took his life.

Tom's tells us openly and honestly his story, his life growing up with this disease, how he managers it today, what the future holds and how he has turned into a positive within his life through his Podcast connecting across the world with others who have this disease.

What causes Hirschsprung's Disease muscles of the bowel are controlled by nerve cells called ganglion cells. In Hirschsprung's disease, ganglion cells are missing from a section at the end of bowel, extending up from the anus (the opening in the bottom that poo passes through).

For some reason, the cells did not develop in that area when the baby was growing in the womb.

It's not clear why this happens, but it's not thought to be caused by anything the mother did while she was pregnant.

A number of genes are associated with Hirschsprung's disease and it does sometimes run in families.

If you have had a child with it before, you're more likely to have another child with it.

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