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I was diagnosed with ibs, is it normal to have some mucus in your stool? this isn't anything new i've always had it and its not every time.

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IBS: If there is mucous or blood in the stool i would not diagnose ibs unless you have had a colonoscopy to rule out inflammatory bowel disease. If the colonoscopy is normal then ibs is fairly common in young adults.

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Answered 7/20/2013

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