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What Causes Constipation, Mucus In Stool, Light Headedness And Stomach Pain?

Hello Dr?. I am a 33 years old female,with a history of inflammation in the body- undiagnosed. I had experienced the following symptoms for the past 3 months: constipation, fatique, irregular bowel movements, easy bruising- this has been going on for a few years now, bloating, mucus in the stool, slight stomach pain after eating certain foods, light headed sensation when going down stairs.
Thu, 9 Apr 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
There are multiple symptoms that you are suffering.
I will focus of all symptoms individually.
Constipation, fatigue, irregular bowel movements, bloating, stomach pain and mucus in stools are suggestive of an intestinal problem.
These symptoms are suspicious of irritable bowel disease (IBD).
However, clinical assessment and examination of the lower gastrointestinal tract is required to assess the status of lower gastrointestinal tract.
However, IBD is one of the various possibilities for the mentioned symptoms.
In addition, bruising can occur in various conditions like disorders of platelets or clotting factors.
Thus, I suggest you to get a complete hemogram done to primarily assess the status of platelets.
If platelets are within normal range, assessment of coagulation factors should be done with investigations- prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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What Causes Constipation, Mucus In Stool, Light Headedness And Stomach Pain?

Hello and welcome to HCM, There are multiple symptoms that you are suffering. I will focus of all symptoms individually. Constipation, fatigue, irregular bowel movements, bloating, stomach pain and mucus in stools are suggestive of an intestinal problem. These symptoms are suspicious of irritable bowel disease (IBD). However, clinical assessment and examination of the lower gastrointestinal tract is required to assess the status of lower gastrointestinal tract. However, IBD is one of the various possibilities for the mentioned symptoms. In addition, bruising can occur in various conditions like disorders of platelets or clotting factors. Thus, I suggest you to get a complete hemogram done to primarily assess the status of platelets. If platelets are within normal range, assessment of coagulation factors should be done with investigations- prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri