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I have been having on and off green stool, accompanied with back pain that improves when lying down, but worsens when sitting. also mucus in stool.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Green stool mucus: May be inflammatory bowel worse when sitting because of increase in abdominal pressure or food intolerances ( gluten, soy -try a week off gluten products ), or irritable bowel or gallbladder-,bile is green Diet (green) cause green stool as well. Back pain may be from the bowel itself or an associated arthritis seen in some inflammatory bowel diseases. . follow up with GI doc this week

Answered 12/13/2020

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