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stringy mucus in stool
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
43 years experience Gastroenterology
See md: several possibilities including infection, parasites, inflammation, polyps, etc.Tumors/cancers less likely at your age, but not impossble.Dark red blo ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Stools: This is possible, but if it continues might be inclined to have this looked at.
A 1-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Ziring answered
21 years experience Pediatric Gastroenterology
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 pro ... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Drewitz answered
27 years experience Gastroenterology
No association...: There is no association between white stringy mucous in the stools and gallstones or fibromyalgia. The lining of the rectum and colon contains goblet ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Cattano answered
39 years experience Gastroenterology
Mucus on stool: Mucus discharge occurs in up to 50% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome, with or without pain. Mucus may also be produced in response to partial ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jonah Essers answered
18 years experience Pediatric Gastroenterology
Testing: Time for your doctor to see you. You need blood and stool testing to determine if this is infection or chronic inflammatory disease. You may also need ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Milroy Samuel answered
24 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hmmm: Unlikely worms unless you live in a tropical area where worm infection is high. Most likely this is temporary. A stool study may be helpful if persis ... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Rosenblum answered
28 years experience Family Medicine
See a doctor: These symptoms could be due to inflammatory bowel disease such as crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The conditions are treatable but need to be e ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
49 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
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. M ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Gromisch answered
38 years experience Gastroenterology
? colitis: Pink mucus in the stool suggests mucus mixed with blood. This is often associate with different inflammatory causes i.e. ulcerative colitis, infectio ... Read More
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