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Symptoms of Adult Cystic Fibrosis
What are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF)?
Symptoms of CF are usually caused by the production of thick, sticky mucus throughout the body. The symptoms aren't the same for everyone.
Common symptoms in a baby who has CF include:
- A blocked small intestine at birth. This prevents the baby from passing stool.
- Very salty sweat or skin.
- Diarrhea.
- Not growing or gaining weight the way that other children do.
- Breathing problems, lung infections, a cough that does not go away, and wheezing.
Other symptoms may also develop in childhood, such as:
- Clubbing (rounding and flattening) of the fingers.
- Rectal prolapse. (Part of the rectum sticks out from the anus.)
- Growths (polyps) in the nose or sinuses.