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How common is it for somebody to get meckel's diverticulum?
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Rare: The rule for meckel's is that 2% of the population is born with it. It occurs in the last 2 feet of small bowel. 50% of patients with symptoms will occur in the first two years of life. 50% of meckel's have gastric(stomach) tissue which makes acid and causes bleeding secondary to ulcers. This bleeding is painless.
Answered 3/31/2021
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2% of people: Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly of development of the intestine. It is present in 2% of the population. Symptoms from it are also rare, and also said to be about 2%.
Answered 7/23/2013
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2%: Approximately 2% of the population are born with a meckel diverticulum.
Answered 10/3/2016
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