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Larger amounts of mucus in stool, associated with diarrhea, may be caused by certain intestinal infections. Bloody mucus in stool or mucus along with belly pain may signal a more serious condition, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and even cancer. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.
Proctitis signs and symptoms may include: A frequent or continuous feeling that you need to have a bowel movement. Rectal bleeding. Passing mucus through your rectum. Rectal pain. Pain on the left side of your abdomen. A feeling of fullness in your rectum. Diarrhea. Pain with bowel movements.
Answer From Michael F. Picco, M.D. Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered typical. Only rarely does stool color indicate a possibly serious intestinal condition. Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats — in your ...
Symptoms. Symptoms of constipation include: Fewer than three stools a week. Hard, dry or lumpy stools. Straining or pain when passing stools. A feeling that not all stool has passed. A feeling that the rectum is blocked. The need to use a finger to pass stool. Chronic constipation is having two or more of these symptoms for three months or longer.
Fecal incontinence ranges from an occasional leakage of stool while passing gas to a complete loss of bowel control. Fecal incontinence is sometimes called bowel incontinence. Common causes of fecal incontinence include diarrhea, constipation, and muscle or nerve damage. The muscle or nerve damage may be associated with aging or with giving birth.
Bowel contents can leak through the fistula, allowing gas or stool to pass through the vagina. A rectovaginal fistula may result from: Injury during childbirth. Crohn's disease or other inflammatory bowel disease. Radiation treatment or cancer in the pelvic area. Complication after surgery in the pelvic area.
Watery diarrhea. Stomach cramps, pain or tenderness. Fever. Pus or mucus in the stool. Nausea. Dehydration. Symptoms of pseudomembranous colitis can begin as soon as 1 to 2 days after you start taking an antibiotic, or as long as several months or longer after you finish taking the antibiotic.
Anal fissure (a small tear in the lining of the anal canal) Constipation. Hard stools. Hemorrhoids (swollen and inflamed veins in your anus or rectum) Less common causes of rectal bleeding include: Anal cancer. Angiodysplasia (abnormalities in the blood vessels near the intestines) Colon cancer. Colon polyps.
Constipation. Rectal bleeding. Straining during bowel movements. Pain or a feeling of fullness in your pelvis. A feeling of incomplete passing of stool. Passing mucus from your rectum. Fecal incontinence. Rectal pain. However, some people with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome may experience no symptoms.
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a sign of a disorder in the digestive tract. The blood often shows up in stool or vomit but isn't always obvious. Stool may look black or tarry. Bleeding can range from mild to severe and can be life-threatening. Imaging technology or an endoscopic investigation can usually locate the cause of the bleeding.