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What Causes A Jelly Like Green Substance In Stool In A Hemorrhoids Patient?
Question: I have hemrroids on the inside of me. They have bean there for about 2 months. I was supposed to take stool softeners and didn't. Now there is still blood, but now there is a bit of off green with brown ish stringy substance in my poo. I'm going to the doctors of course. But do u have any idea what the jelly substance would be because of ?
Brief Answer:
Procto-Colitis with infection can be the reason.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of hemorrhoids for which you have not taken the stool softeners.
Also noted that you have bit of green with brownish stringy substance in the stool and wants to know what the jelly substance would be because of...
The green with brownish stringy jelly like substance would be a thick mucus and the reasons can be:
Procto-colitis, meaning inflammation of the colon and/or rectum secreting the mucus and the secondary infection giving the color to it.
The root cause can be seen on colonoscopy and stool test can help in the diagnosis.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication
Procto-Colitis with infection can be the reason.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of hemorrhoids for which you have not taken the stool softeners.
Also noted that you have bit of green with brownish stringy substance in the stool and wants to know what the jelly substance would be because of...
The green with brownish stringy jelly like substance would be a thick mucus and the reasons can be:
Procto-colitis, meaning inflammation of the colon and/or rectum secreting the mucus and the secondary infection giving the color to it.
The root cause can be seen on colonoscopy and stool test can help in the diagnosis.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication
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