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What Does It Mean When I Think I’m Having A
Question: What does it mean when I think I’m having a bowel movement and what comes out is mucus tinged with blood? I’m not straining either.
Brief Answer:
Go for colonoscopy to rule out inflammatory disease or cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query.
Bloody mucus in stool, or mucus accompanied by abdominal pain, can represent serious conditions like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and even cancer.
Initially I would suggest you to take anti secretory agent called Racicadotryl and get a stool test done.
After that a colonoscopy should be done to rule out the possibility of diseases like Crohn's or ulcerative colitis or polyp or cancer.
Suggestion-
Stool test followed by colonoscopy.
Follow up with reports.
Thanks
Go for colonoscopy to rule out inflammatory disease or cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query.
Bloody mucus in stool, or mucus accompanied by abdominal pain, can represent serious conditions like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and even cancer.
Initially I would suggest you to take anti secretory agent called Racicadotryl and get a stool test done.
After that a colonoscopy should be done to rule out the possibility of diseases like Crohn's or ulcerative colitis or polyp or cancer.
Suggestion-
Stool test followed by colonoscopy.
Follow up with reports.
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
I just had a colonoscopy the end of November. They found a small polyp, and was tested and came back benign.
I will call my primary doctor Monday morning.
Brief Answer:
Examination of polyp by proctoscope to be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Very likely the polyp is bleeding.Surface of polyp is soft in nature.Passing stools may erode it causing inflammation.As a response of inflammation mucuos is secreted while blood is secreted from the eroded surface of polyp.
Hope I was helpful.
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Examination of polyp by proctoscope to be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Very likely the polyp is bleeding.Surface of polyp is soft in nature.Passing stools may erode it causing inflammation.As a response of inflammation mucuos is secreted while blood is secreted from the eroded surface of polyp.
Hope I was helpful.
Do rate the answer.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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