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Whenever i poop i have a discharge and this is the only time this happens?

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Change in bowels: Increase fibre intake --try metamucil 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day.

Answered 12/21/2013

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Mucus on stool: Mucus discharge occurs in up to 50% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome, with or without pain. Mucus may also be produced in response to partial obstruction, chronic constipation, rectal dysfunction, infection, ; even from secretory villous tumors of the rectum. At the very least stool studies ; probably a sigmoidoscopy should be considered, but a more extensive evaluation may be warranted.

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