mucus slime bowel movements in ibs

mucus slime bowel movements in ibs or irritable bowel syndrome are common. A lot of sufferers worry about bowel mucus, although it is rarely worrying if this is the only symptom. The mucus bowel movement is a normal function of the bowel, produced as a natural lubricant.

What is mucus? It is a protein containing, clear jelly-like substance produced by the large bowel lining. It can occur in other conditions of the bowel such as infections, bowel polyps, bowel cancer, diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel diseases, but is usually seen in conjunction with other symptoms such as bleeding from the back passage .

Your doctor may wish to refer you for further investigations if there are any concerns about other bowel conditions. These may include flexible sigmoidoscopy , colonoscopy , barium enema , or CT .

So if you are concerned about mucus bowel movement then get it checked out!

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