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Recently I noticed that when I poop there is a cloudy tail type thing behind it. It almost looks like mucus. Is that bad?


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replied June 21st, 2011
Digestive and Bowel Disorders Answer A24266
Hello and welcome to e health forum.

It is not possible to know the exact cause of your problem from the given history.

But presence of mucus, in the stools could be due to conditions including malabsorption, parasitic infections, inflammatory bowel disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.

Additional medical history, a complete physical examination and a stool examination would help to know the exact cause of your condition.

You might consult your doctor for a proper examination and further advice.

I hope this helps.


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replied October 19th, 2011
I am 22 years old male also suffering from the same symptom since last 7 years. I was in a HSC when I felt irritation and inflammation in my anus. Whenever I hv stool a stickly white or yellow mucus dischrge with fishy odour comes fom my anus. If I sit for long time I experence some wetness in my anus followed by fishy smell. I am not alcoholic neitther I take coffee still I have this problem. Even my best friends fom school tease me indirectly by passing comments about it and so do my college classmates.
When I go to class people around me experience some fishy smell fout of me. I stopped thinking about it. But as soon as i visit class or college people experienced same thing and passed weird comments about it.The problem is still there nw i completed my graduation. I also visited plenty of doctors and they told me its in your mind. Even my parents tell me same thing that u r perfectly fine. But I knw what the problem is as it has been 7 years. I also tried many medicines but none helped me. I also used Diltiazem hydrochloride cream it helped me little. I also take sitz bath but it is also nt useful. Yesterday I took saline sitz bath it helped me a lot I dint xperence smell bt i m nt sure it may come. I also had a barium enaema and colonoscopy test done both were negative. Recently I visited a doctor and he diagnosed me with anal fissure. I am very depressed PlZ HELP ME in sorting out this things and suggest me some medicines to cure this
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