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Posted 7/2/2011 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
I found white blobs of mucous in my stool and I'm confused as to why it's there. I'm not taking any medication either. Can someone help?
Posted 7/3/2011 3:48 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Ammanduh - Welcome to Healing Well!

Do you have Ulcerative Colitis? This is an Ulcerative Colitis support forum. Mucous can be a symptom of UC but you shouldn't assume you have UC because you've seen mucous, it could be something else. Please go see a Gastroenterologist. The only way to get a diagnosis is to get checked out, you may need a colonoscopy for biopsies and/or stool samples to check for infection. I hope it's not UC.

Let us know how you do. :)
Posted 7/3/2011 6:01 AM (GMT 0)
Is it a one off occurance? How often has it happened? Do you have constipation as well? If it is just one off then it is unlikely to be UC. Some of my UC-free friends have rarely seen white mucus in their stool, but it was because they strain hard due to constipation.
Posted 7/3/2011 11:57 AM (GMT 0)
Everyone has mucus in their colon, it helps the movement of stool. In people with UC, Chrohns and IBS, the mucus can sometimes be seen either in the stool or on the toilet paper.
Have you been diagnosed with a bowel condition? If not and this carries on, probably best to get checked out.
Posted 2/5/2014 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Every stool I have has copious amounts of mucus on them every time I use the bathroom. Sometimes I break wind and mucus comes out.
Posted 2/6/2014 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
well judy2, my suggestion would be to stop braking wind -
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