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Doctor insights on: Bloody Mucus Stool Baby

Not good: Blood and mucus in stools is an indicator of inflammation. This could be an infection or sign of allergy. Please take your baby to the doctor to be evaluated. ...Read more

Not normal: Black stools are not normal. While rarely a dietary cause may be found, most often black stools signify blood in the stools, blood that is coming from a little bit higher up in the GI tract. I would see your doctor soon to first check out if it is blood, and if so, find out why the child has this. ...Read more

Perhaps...: Enemas are almost never used in my pediatric practice, so the 1st concern is what triggered the need for an enema? I would never recommend an enema for your child unless specifically ordered by your pediatrician. The type of enema used may have caused the mucous--or perhaps this mucous was due to the irritant effect of whatever made the use of an enema necessary. If bloody, call your doctor now. ...Read more

Yes: It is never normal to see blood in your stool. This is a common symptom of proctitis or hemorrhoids but further evaluation is needed with a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscooy. ...Read more

Complete eval: Expect a full medical history and gastrointestinal physical examination. Depending on findings, may recommend labs or colonoscopy. ...Read more

Colonoscopy: You need a colonoscopy to rule out a malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, or infectious cause of dysentary. ...Read more

Taking action will: Reduce your anxiety. This is not normal and does need to be checked out medically. As you take an active role in your healthcare it should help to reduce your sense of helplessness and panic. Just to be aware - bloody diarrhea would be a medical emergency. Slow down, breath - take care. ...Read more

May be low CBC: If symptoms new then one must look into pathology in bowel, with mucus representing draining off a developing lesion. One should have CAT scan of abdomen followed by colonoscopy. If a lesion noted procedure will be based on path report of bx of the existing lesion. ...Read more

Proctitis? Colitis?: You have some sort of serious inflammation of the rectum (proctitis) or colon i.e. lower intestine (colitis). Most likely inflammatory bowel disease, including conditons called ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Or certain infections, including STDs If you've had anal sex. You need to see a doctor about this ASAP. Good luck! ...Read more

Blood in stool: Needs assessment. However there is a question mark here but no actual question. So, If this did not address your concerns then please resubmit with clarification. ...Read more

Sounds like you: Are doing the right thing by seeing the doctor. You have several things that are probably unrelated going on and need a complete evaluatiion. ...Read more

Gastroenteritis.: Sounds like gastroenteritis, which could be viral or food borne. If your symptoms persist beyond seven days, see a doctor. Drink plenty of fluids while sick, preferably an electrolyte drink or juice. ...Read more

Need medical checkup: You have some serious symptoms like blood in your stools which require urgent check up by your doctor. If you do not have a PCP, go to the Emergency Room (ER) for a check up and have blood tests to find out more about the cause of your bleeding and check your blood counts (Hb). ...Read more

Consider examination: You could some hemorrhoids or a case of colitis....I would recommend you make an appointment with your family doctor or a GI specialist. ...Read more

Need more info: Need more info such as age of infant. Mucus in stool can be due to many different things including infection. Follow up with doctor for definitive exam, diagnosis and treatment. ...Read more

See a GI: Establishing presence or absence of significant GI diseases like Celiac disease or IBD or Malabsorption syndromes could be helpful ...Read more

It may be simple: Depending on YOUR diet, breast milk may be deficient in vitamin B1 ...Read more

Needs evaluation: You should consult with a gastroenterologist. This could be an inflammatory bowel disease which will require treatment to prevent anemia, worsening of the condition and chronic problems. Don't neglect this. ...Read more

See your doctor: This is one of those problems where a visit to your doctor is necessary to figure out what's going on. Only after a thorough evaluation, including examination and possibly labs and other tests, can your doctor correctly diagnose you and treat you effectively. ...Read more

NG: Unusually enough....I've seen quite a bit of this in my HIV practice in the males predominantly. It turns out in my practice the overwhelming cause is rectal gonorrhea. It is not as obvious to culture out as one would think. Blood sometimes follows. Pain may or my not be present. ...Read more

? colitis: Pink mucus in the stool suggests mucus mixed with blood. This is often associate with different inflammatory causes i.e. ulcerative colitis, infectious colitis. You would most likely benefit from an endoscopic evaluation of your colon. ...Read more

Stool: Mucus is a lubricant in our GI tract – so a small amounts needn't be a concern. However if there are large amounts of mucus especially if associated with blood or abdominal pain– that warrants evaluation. ...Read more

Mucus in stool: Slimy secretions from mucus membranes in feces. ...Read more

Needs to be checked: We need more information to advice you. A little mucus in stool some times only on wiping without any other symptoms related to GI tract like abdominal pain, blood in stools, hard stools alternating with loose stools, may be normal and harmless and do no require any treatment normally. But since you are concerned about it, I will recommend you have it checked by your doctor or a gastroenterologist. ...Read more

Should be evaluated: There can be multiple reasons for mucous in the stool and further reasons why it is orange in color. Causes of mucous in the stool can range from benign to serious. More information would be needed, and you should have this evaluated. It may be irritation in the colon, a polyp, colon inflamation-colitis. Most of the time occasional mucous in the stool may be benign- but must be evaluated. ...Read more

Suppositories: Yes it is quite possible that the oil and mucus in your stooll, is due to suppositories. ...Read more

Doubtful: Mucus discharge in stools usually signifies some inflammatory process in your colon. See a GI doctor. Good luck. ...Read more

Yes: Yes but usually's other things see a primary care doctor for specific diagnosis and treatment ...Read more

No: No; mucus can either mean irritable bowel syndrome, colitis or tumor. Please seek attention. ...Read more

Not sure related?: 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, among others. ...Read more