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A member asked:

Under a lot stress and anxiety. went to the bathroom and stool was normal but there was a small of brown mucus floating. should i be worried?!

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Unlikely...: Unless you have diarrhea, constipation, blood in stool, abdominal pain,fever and feeling sick this should not be of major concern. However if you are experiencing any other symptoms you should be evaluated.

Dr Barton agreed

Answered 8/25/2014

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