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Passing Mucus And Blood After Taking Antibiotics. Should I Be Worried?
Question: I had a course of antibiotics, and afterwards was passing mucus, and yesterday some blood. I went to the doctor today, and she said I had a rectal polyp. My question is how worried should I be. Presently I am petrified.
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Such symptoms can be caused by pseudomembranous enterocolitis due to antibiotcs therapy, or large intestine polyps.
And no matter witch of this two are the reason, you should have colonoscopy performed. Every large intestine polyp should be removed and examined by histopathologist to make sure there is no malignant changes in it ( I assume that the doctor made rectal examination and palpated some - what he was thinking - polyp)
For enterocolitis diagnostics stool tests should be also performed. To treat it you may need another antibiotics therapy (Metronidasol).
If no findings in stool and colonoscopy, you may find helpful RIfaximine therapy. This antibiotic is great for any intestine infections other then pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Such symptoms can be caused by pseudomembranous enterocolitis due to antibiotcs therapy, or large intestine polyps.
And no matter witch of this two are the reason, you should have colonoscopy performed. Every large intestine polyp should be removed and examined by histopathologist to make sure there is no malignant changes in it ( I assume that the doctor made rectal examination and palpated some - what he was thinking - polyp)
For enterocolitis diagnostics stool tests should be also performed. To treat it you may need another antibiotics therapy (Metronidasol).
If no findings in stool and colonoscopy, you may find helpful RIfaximine therapy. This antibiotic is great for any intestine infections other then pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is a colonoscopy painful?
Also, do polyps only give symptoms when they have been there for a long time, or is it possible that it is new, and causing symptoms straight away?
Also, do polyps only give symptoms when they have been there for a long time, or is it possible that it is new, and causing symptoms straight away?
Hello!
Colonoscopy can be painful if done without anesthesia. However, no one does it without anesthesia so you should not be worried.
Polyps can grow for a very long time and usually they give absolutely no symptoms. It is impossible for the polyp to appear suddenly and give symptoms right away.
In your case removing this polyp is more important than finding the source of your symptoms.
If you were not mention about this polyp, I would advice you stool tests and antibiotics first and after that colonoscopy. It is because every polyp can became a cancer. Usually it takes about 10 years but you never know how long this polyp is there.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Colonoscopy can be painful if done without anesthesia. However, no one does it without anesthesia so you should not be worried.
Polyps can grow for a very long time and usually they give absolutely no symptoms. It is impossible for the polyp to appear suddenly and give symptoms right away.
In your case removing this polyp is more important than finding the source of your symptoms.
If you were not mention about this polyp, I would advice you stool tests and antibiotics first and after that colonoscopy. It is because every polyp can became a cancer. Usually it takes about 10 years but you never know how long this polyp is there.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Do you think it might be a coincidence that I started having symptoms with the antibiotics. It doesn't mean that is has become nasty does it?
It might be a coincidence, but more probable is that antibiotics has caused such symptoms and the polyp has been found accidentally. Your polyp probably do not give any symptoms.
And it does not became nasty. But it should be removed to not become one.
Regards.
And it does not became nasty. But it should be removed to not become one.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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