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What Causes Mucus In Stool?

i have notice that there is mucus in my poo for the past 18 months and i sometimes have diarrhea and i go for a poo like 3 times a day where as before i would poo once every 2-3 days so im always up and down from the toilet. what should i do because im embarrassed to tell my parents but i really want to get it checked out as the mucus gets more and more every day so what would your advise be to me? please help.
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
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Hi
Thank you for posting your query in HCM. I had gone through your question I understand your concerns.
My opinion is that you should consider this problem of mucus secretion in the blood associated with bowel changes as it occurs in inflammatory bowel diseases. If i were your treating doctor i would ask you to get these tests done .blood tests, stool test, urine test, colonoscopy, endoscopy. I would come up with thses possible diseases like ulcerative colitis, crohns disease, irritable bowel syndrome, anal fistulas, fissures.
I would also advise you to increase intake of probiotic foods, more water, healthy and balanced diet.
Hope i have answered your question if you have further questions i will be happy to help.
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What Causes Mucus In Stool?

Hi Thank you for posting your query in HCM. I had gone through your question I understand your concerns. My opinion is that you should consider this problem of mucus secretion in the blood associated with bowel changes as it occurs in inflammatory bowel diseases. If i were your treating doctor i would ask you to get these tests done .blood tests, stool test, urine test, colonoscopy, endoscopy. I would come up with thses possible diseases like ulcerative colitis, crohns disease, irritable bowel syndrome, anal fistulas, fissures. I would also advise you to increase intake of probiotic foods, more water, healthy and balanced diet. Hope i have answered your question if you have further questions i will be happy to help.