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A 19-year-old male asked:

Cause for a white dissolvable liquid surrounding feces? not thick. had colonoscopy 7 days ago. been waiting for biopsies. colon was visibly good.

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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered

Pathology 46 years experience

That's mucus: A little extra mucus production is to be expected after a big procedure like that.

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