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Suggest Treatment For Anal Discharge And Irregular Bowel Movements

Hi when I go to the toilet I occasionally get a clear discharge from my anus after I have passed some wind. This has occurred for many years now and when I say occasionally up to several times per week. Not very reguarly I also have blood on the tissue paper but this is normally after I have been constipated. My bowels are very irregular ranging from constipation to loose movements and diarrhea on very regular occasions.
Fri, 25 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The presence of mucus in stool is common. And normal in some amounts however a large amount of visible mucus in your stool isn’t normal and might be a sign of a problem. If you begin seeing mucus in your stool, the levels are probably already elevated. That doesn’t necessarily indicate you have a problem, but it’s something you should monitor especially if there is blood in stool or pain during defecation. In such cases it may be caused by inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. IBS or infectious colitis are another causes but it would be associated with fever and loose stools. All in all, you should wait for few days, have easy diet, lot of fluids and see will it improve. If not you should do colonoscopy as a start of work up.

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Suggest Treatment For Anal Discharge And Irregular Bowel Movements

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The presence of mucus in stool is common. And normal in some amounts however a large amount of visible mucus in your stool isn’t normal and might be a sign of a problem. If you begin seeing mucus in your stool, the levels are probably already elevated. That doesn’t necessarily indicate you have a problem, but it’s something you should monitor especially if there is blood in stool or pain during defecation. In such cases it may be caused by inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn s or ulcerative colitis. IBS or infectious colitis are another causes but it would be associated with fever and loose stools. All in all, you should wait for few days, have easy diet, lot of fluids and see will it improve. If not you should do colonoscopy as a start of work up. Wishing you good health.