About one in five people with cystic fibrosis are diagnosed at birth, when their gut becomes blocked by extra thick meconium (the black tar-like bowel contents that all babies pass soon after birth). This bowel blockage may need surgery.
Just over half of people with CF are diagnosed as babies. This is because they are not growing or putting on weight as they should due to the digestive system not breaking down the fat content in food.
Just over half of people with CF are diagnosed as babies. This is because they are not growing or putting on weight as they should due to the digestive system not breaking down the fat content in food.
