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A 21-year-old male asked:
I'm feeling burning after bowel movement, sometimes rectal cramps, and pressure in rectum. i had anal fissure a few months ago. sometimes i see mucus in stool and sometimes it completely disappears. reports are ok what should i do now?
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Would follow up with gastroenterology , consider colonoscopy. May be early inflammatory bowel or food intolerance .monitor what you ate before the events occurred. May also be constipation or hemorrhoids high fiber- greens sweet potatoes , prune juice can help. F/u/ w/ MD
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