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What Causes Mucus In Stool?
Question: What might cause mucous in stools?
Brief Answer:
Many causes
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
There can be many causes for mucous in stools.
Cause can be
-Infections like typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, fungal colitis, viral gastroenteritis etc.
-Inflammation like inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis etc
- Lumps like hemorrhoids, polyps etc
- Bowel obstruction
So this symptom needs to be correlated with other symptoms and examination by doctor. Let me know if you have any other symptoms so that I am better able to help. Till then take precautions like drinking cleaner water, hygienic food, avoid unnecessary medicine etc.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Many causes
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
There can be many causes for mucous in stools.
Cause can be
-Infections like typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, fungal colitis, viral gastroenteritis etc.
-Inflammation like inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis etc
- Lumps like hemorrhoids, polyps etc
- Bowel obstruction
So this symptom needs to be correlated with other symptoms and examination by doctor. Let me know if you have any other symptoms so that I am better able to help. Till then take precautions like drinking cleaner water, hygienic food, avoid unnecessary medicine etc.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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