Question 1

what can be the reason of dark brown, dark red mucus in stool?
can it be due to unhealed anal fissure?
but i don't feel anal fissure pain now, just a little burning after bowel. i don't have any pain in abdomen + calprotectin+crp tests are ok?

Accepted Answer

: An unhealed fissure might be the cause, but unlikely if the bloody mucus is mixed with stool. Having had CRP and calprotectin tests suggests you have a doctor who is evaluating you for inflammatory bowel disease. You should address this question to that doctor. Or if you've veen testing yourself on your own, without professional advice, find a doctor, ideally a gastroenterologist.

Question 2

i had on/off mucus in stool from last three months due to anal fissure. sometimes i see white, yellow, and even dark brown mucus. stool tests show only mucus nothing else. sometimes rectal cramps and burning.
should i go for colonoscopy or not?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, if offered. The colonoscopy will offer a better understanding of possible conditions affecting the colon, specifically inflammatory bowel disease and would be part of the workup.

Question 3

i am experiencing a thick, sticky, stringy mucus in stool, this has been for minimum of two months. i occasionally see dark red blood along with this.

Accepted Answer

See md: several possibilities including infection, parasites, inflammation, polyps, etc.Tumors/cancers less likely at your age, but not impossble.Dark red blood is a more concerning symptom/sign. Get examined

Question 4

has stringy mucus in stool coloured a light brown and an awful rotten smell. isn't off form but has been moving his bowls more. what could be wrong?

Accepted Answer

If he: Is one year old, it may be little more than a food that didn't agree with him, or a virus. If he's younger, closer to 2-3 months, it could be milk protein allergy.

Question 5

i often have much mucus(white/ yellowish brown jelly type)wth stool. utmost rarely i'v seen traces of blood(with mucus)in stool.no pain.a lot of farting. stool is very soft,unformd & brownish. 2-3 moves/day. no change in bowel habit. blood hb ok. ca?

Accepted Answer

Colitis: This is colitis and may be simply mucus colitis which would respond to avoiding harsh roughage and taking kaopectate (kaolin and pectin). However the presence of red blood raises the possibility of an inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis. Another possibility is the presence of hemorrhoids as the cause of the blood. A gastroenterologist is best qualified to evaluate and treat  you.

Question 6

i'm too much mentally exhausted. anal fissure from 5 months with mucus in stool, now healed but sometimes mucus reddish/brownish when i go for stool test reports come out ok. i'm scared and exhausted each day thinking about this. calprotectin, crp ok?

Accepted Answer

: Is your proctologist or colorectal surgeon convinced that you don't have inflammatory bowel disease or other colorectal pathology? If so you should be reassured &amp;stop obsessing about your apparent functional anorectal condition &amp; passage of mucus. Perhaps you'd like to get a second opinion at the department of proctology or gastroenterology at a university hospital near you. ?stress management the

Question 7

what can be causing mucus in stool?

Accepted Answer

Let me explain: Stool normally contains a small amount of mucus, but passing stools with visible amounts of mucus could be from one of several different conditions. Mucus  is a common symptom of irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis and to lesser degree in crohn's disease.A bacterial infection, anal fissure, or a bowel obstruction may also cause the passage of mucus along with stool.

Question 8

why am i having pink mucus in stool?

Accepted Answer

? colitis: Pink mucus in the stool suggests mucus mixed with blood.  This is often associate with different inflammatory causes i.e. ulcerative colitis, infectious colitis.  You would most likely benefit from an endoscopic evaluation of your colon.

Question 9

i'm seriously worried! mucus in stool?

Accepted Answer

Stool: Mucus is a lubricant in our GI tract – so a small amounts needn't be a concern. However if there are large amounts of mucus especially if associated with blood  or abdominal pain– that warrants evaluation.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: mucus in stool?

Accepted Answer

Mucus in stool: Slimy secretions from mucus membranes in feces.

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What can be the reason of dark brown, dark red mucus in stool? can it be due to unhealed anal fissure? but i don't feel anal fissure pain now, just a little burning after bowel. i don't have any pain in abdomen + calprotectin+crp tests are ok?

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I had on/off mucus in stool from last three months due to anal fissure. sometimes i see white, yellow, and even dark brown mucus. stool tests show only mucus nothing else. sometimes rectal cramps and burning. should i go for colonoscopy or not?

A member asked:

I am experiencing a thick, sticky, stringy mucus in stool, this has been for minimum of two months. i occasionally see dark red blood along with this.

A member asked:

Has stringy mucus in stool coloured a light brown and an awful rotten smell. isn't off form but has been moving his bowls more. what could be wrong?

A member asked:

I often have much mucus(white/ yellowish brown jelly type)wth stool. utmost rarely i'v seen traces of blood(with mucus)in stool.no pain.a lot of farting. stool is very soft,unformd & brownish. 2-3 moves/day. no change in bowel habit. blood hb ok. ca?

A member asked:

I'm too much mentally exhausted. anal fissure from 5 months with mucus in stool, now healed but sometimes mucus reddish/brownish when i go for stool test reports come out ok. i'm scared and exhausted each day thinking about this. calprotectin, crp ok?

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What can be causing mucus in stool?

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Why am i having pink mucus in stool?

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I'm seriously worried! mucus in stool?

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What is the definition or description of: mucus in stool?

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