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What Causes Clear Rectal Discharge And Lower Abdominal Discharge?
Question: I am a 74 year old woman and have a clear discharge from rectum for the past day. I am wearing a pad for it. It looks like there are little spots of blood on pad too. I have cramps in lower abdomen which make me feel like a need to have a bowel movement, but it is the clear liquid.
Brief Answer:
Primary treatment and investigations to rule out a major problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history and concerns.
To recapitulate: Female/74 - clear discharge from the rectum - wearing pad - looks like blood spots - cramps in lower abdomen and feeling like a need to have BM - but it is clear liquid
The probable causes are:
Inflammatory disease of the bowel.
mass in the bowel
I would advise in such a situation:
First of all to send the stool sample for testing.
Get a course of an antibiotic, Metronidazole, probiotics, activated charcoal and so on.
Good normal full diet
To see the results with these measures.
Colonoscopy and CT scan of the whole abdomen, on a safer side to rule out any serious problem.
All the above measures are step-by-step approach to such a problem to have proper treatment to start with, investigations for the diagnosis and for the final treatment.
I hope this answer helps you to get an early diagnosis and proper treatment and final diagnosis with plan for future management if needed.
Please feel free to discuss further, ask relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap-of-communication.
Primary treatment and investigations to rule out a major problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history and concerns.
To recapitulate: Female/74 - clear discharge from the rectum - wearing pad - looks like blood spots - cramps in lower abdomen and feeling like a need to have BM - but it is clear liquid
The probable causes are:
Inflammatory disease of the bowel.
mass in the bowel
I would advise in such a situation:
First of all to send the stool sample for testing.
Get a course of an antibiotic, Metronidazole, probiotics, activated charcoal and so on.
Good normal full diet
To see the results with these measures.
Colonoscopy and CT scan of the whole abdomen, on a safer side to rule out any serious problem.
All the above measures are step-by-step approach to such a problem to have proper treatment to start with, investigations for the diagnosis and for the final treatment.
I hope this answer helps you to get an early diagnosis and proper treatment and final diagnosis with plan for future management if needed.
Please feel free to discuss further, ask relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap-of-communication.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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