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Had a normal bowel movement this morning color and consistency then changed to stomach pain yellow diarrhea with lots of mucus now just passing mucus?

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Dr. John Ouderkirk answered

Mucus diarrhea: Likely infectious diarrhea, perhaps parasitic- needs to seek medical care.

Answered 11/15/2018

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