A 26-year-old male asked:
I've been having a white to yellow mucus/ pus come out of my stool or attached to it. been having excessive gas and the feeling of needing to go poop but only mucus/ pus comes out. sometimes see blood when wiping but may be due to wiping so much?
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Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
If you have had these symptoms for a while and you were traveling out of the US, lower GI infection with bacteria or parasite is suspected. If you have not recently gone abroad, inflammatory bowel disease needs to be ruled out. You should see a GI doctor.
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Answered Aug 28, 2022
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