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A 24-year-old female asked:

5 mnths post colostomy. kept rectum, sudden rectal pain, severe sitting pain along with bladder/pelvic pain ball of mucus in rectum too. causes?

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Dr. Addagada Rao answered

General Surgery 56 years experience

See your surgeon: For evaluation of rectal stump , possible residual infection in the pelvis , .

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