Hi, patient915. (Would you mind if I called you, simply, "915"?)
Yes, it seems quite unlikely that I have Hirschsprung's, especially considering only about 1 in 5,000 people are afflicted with the disease and probably just a fraction of them remain undiagnosed until they become adults. Although I would be relieved to finally know what the hell has been wrong with me all these years, since last week when I first read about Hirschsprung's I have been trying to adjust my expectations to align more closely with reality.
To answer your questions, I had a great deal of testing done, including a colonoscopy, about twenty years ago. (Among a series of other doctors from whom I sought help for my condition) I saw a gastroenterologist regularly over the course of a year and a half. My visits to him finally ended when he admitted, "I don't know what more I can do for you," and left me to continue searching for relief on my own. This overall experience--and some similarly negative ones I had around that same time--led me to generally give up on doctors as a viable source of help in my life.
But when I came across the articles and videos about Hirschsprung's Disease, my interest and intensity were sparked anew, and have since paid a visit to the office of my general practitioner to a gastroenterologist for the second time in my life. Our first visit is now scheduled for the first of July.
I truly appreciate your concerned interest. If you'd like, I will keep you posted on my progress.
Best,
Carlos
Welcome to the gastroenterology community! It woud be very very rare for someone who has hirschsprung's disease to not be diagnosed as a baby and to not show symptoms until late teens. You could ask your doctor about this, but I would recommend persuing other options first. Have you had any testing done? Have you had a colonoscopy?