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Mucus and Blood in Stool
I'm an 18 year old male and have just had a spurt of blood and mucus in my stool.
Over the past 3 days my stool has gotten thinner and softer (no diarhhea) until today when I found a fair amount of musus (To compare I'd say just about the same amount of musus when you blow your nose while youre quite sick - a tissue full) and bright red thin strips of blood contained in the musus.
There was only enough blood to be barely visable but it was there.
Over the past 3 days my stool has gotten thinner and softer (no diarhhea) until today when I found a fair amount of musus (To compare I'd say just about the same amount of musus when you blow your nose while youre quite sick - a tissue full) and bright red thin strips of blood contained in the musus.
There was only enough blood to be barely visable but it was there.
Hi, I'm 46 and just very recently had something simmilar. I came down with diarhea and blood and mucus in the stool. Enough blood to make the water in the toilet bowl red.
Went to emergency and the locum doctor thought that this was an intestinal infection and prescribed a course of Cipro for this. I should also state that I currently have a suprapubic catheter in and that I have come down with numerous UTI.
This time however two days after treatment, the oposite thing took place. I no longer passed blood and seemed to be constipated. 5 days later had an appointment with the GP and he had me hospitalized right away. First they tried enemas and oral solutions to make me go. Only a very small amount of hard stool, mucus and blood was produced. My GP sent me for a CT scan and consultation with a specialist. Specialist figgered it was some sort of infection and no visable obstruction.
I spent the next week in the local hospital and was given several enemas, oral fleet and lexatives. Several Xrays were taken and showed a full bowel higher up. By now I had gone more than 7 days without a bowel movement. Our family doctor upon palpatation found a hard area higher up in the abdomen. All this time I also had not been able to keep any food or large liquids down.
By this time when I would eat or drink anything I could feel some cramping or gurgeling in the area that the doctor palpatated.
Since I seemed to be doing a bit better I was discharged but prescribed a full liquid to soft diet as well as a double dose of daily laxatives. The family doctor will schedule me for a colonoscopy.
A day after I got home I was able to have a bowel movement in about 2 weeks now. Just two days ago I had not had a bowel movement again untill this morning.
Every time I eat or drink I can feel this strange gurgeling or passing sensation in the area defined by my famliy doctor.
I have stuck to my diet, have been drinking lots of fruit juices without sugar, but still did not have a bowel movement again for 2 days.
I'm still waiting for my appointment and wonder what this can be. Over the last two years my abdomen has become distended and I have daily bloating.
This last experience with possible constipation or obstruction was very painful and I don't want to have a repeat of this. Should I mention the 2 days without a bowel movement to my GP? It happened while I was following my diet and was and am still using the double dose of laxatives.
Ron
Went to emergency and the locum doctor thought that this was an intestinal infection and prescribed a course of Cipro for this. I should also state that I currently have a suprapubic catheter in and that I have come down with numerous UTI.
This time however two days after treatment, the oposite thing took place. I no longer passed blood and seemed to be constipated. 5 days later had an appointment with the GP and he had me hospitalized right away. First they tried enemas and oral solutions to make me go. Only a very small amount of hard stool, mucus and blood was produced. My GP sent me for a CT scan and consultation with a specialist. Specialist figgered it was some sort of infection and no visable obstruction.
I spent the next week in the local hospital and was given several enemas, oral fleet and lexatives. Several Xrays were taken and showed a full bowel higher up. By now I had gone more than 7 days without a bowel movement. Our family doctor upon palpatation found a hard area higher up in the abdomen. All this time I also had not been able to keep any food or large liquids down.
By this time when I would eat or drink anything I could feel some cramping or gurgeling in the area that the doctor palpatated.
Since I seemed to be doing a bit better I was discharged but prescribed a full liquid to soft diet as well as a double dose of daily laxatives. The family doctor will schedule me for a colonoscopy.
A day after I got home I was able to have a bowel movement in about 2 weeks now. Just two days ago I had not had a bowel movement again untill this morning.
Every time I eat or drink I can feel this strange gurgeling or passing sensation in the area defined by my famliy doctor.
I have stuck to my diet, have been drinking lots of fruit juices without sugar, but still did not have a bowel movement again for 2 days.
I'm still waiting for my appointment and wonder what this can be. Over the last two years my abdomen has become distended and I have daily bloating.
This last experience with possible constipation or obstruction was very painful and I don't want to have a repeat of this. Should I mention the 2 days without a bowel movement to my GP? It happened while I was following my diet and was and am still using the double dose of laxatives.
Ron
Hi,
These are typical symptoms of amoebic dysentery. A stool examination can confirm this and if confirmed your doctor will prescribe a course of medicine to cure the condition.Since the disease is spread through contaminated water/food, take only home made cooked food and boiled water to avoid recurrence.
Solace
These are typical symptoms of amoebic dysentery. A stool examination can confirm this and if confirmed your doctor will prescribe a course of medicine to cure the condition.Since the disease is spread through contaminated water/food, take only home made cooked food and boiled water to avoid recurrence.
Solace
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