What Does It Mean When I Think I’m Having A

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2019

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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.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

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

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (35 minutes later)

I just had a colonoscopy the end of November. They found a small polyp, and was tested and came back benign.

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 minute later)

I will call my primary doctor Monday morning.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (8 hours later)

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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