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Why Am I Having Abdominal Pain With Mucus Or Blood During Bowel Movements ?

I have been experiencing abdominal pain for approx a week, not too painful but more of an ache and have not been having as many bowel movements as usual but when i do go i have either mucus or blood in it. do i need to get this checked over?
Mon, 8 Aug 2011
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  User's Response
1.seek a good gastroenterologist
2.r/o IBS,UC,Crohn's disease
3.stool for ova/cyst
General & Family Physician Dr. Fatima Farhana's  Response
thank you for joining healthcare magic,
most likely you are suffering from dycentry.it is water borne or food borne.maintain food hygiene .you may try with metronidazole three times a day and tiemonium sulfate for a couple of days,drink ample of water. hope that it will suffice.
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General & Family Physician Dr. Channabasappa K's  Response
welcome to hcm,it looks exacitly,amoebic colitis/giardiasis due pathogen,entamiba histolitica/giardialambla respectivelt,this condition although responds to many drugs,given for a period of 14days but cyst eradication is problem some,unless patient takes luminal cyst eradication drugs like dialoxinate furate.---------------------------------tab metrogyl-F 1bd for 10-14 days,the worst seniaro of this combition is nausea,metalic taste,1mustnot take alcohol during therapy.------hope you will respond.think of anything other possible causes is only after this treatment.all the best.
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Why Am I Having Abdominal Pain With Mucus Or Blood During Bowel Movements ?

1.seek a good gastroenterologist 2.r/o IBS,UC,Crohn s disease 3.stool for ova/cyst