Mucus Slime Bowel Movements, About Bowel MucusWhat is bowel mucus? It is a protein containing, clear jelly-like substance produced by the large bowel lining as a lubricant. Mucus bowel movement can copiously in some conditions of the bowel other than Irritable Bowel Syndrome. These include such conditions as infections, bowel polyps (particularly with villous adenomas), as part of bowel cancer symptoms, diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel diseases, However, these are usually seen in conjunction with other bowel symptoms such as hemorrhoid symptoms , diarrhea, rectal bleeding and weight loss. Your doctor may wish to refer you for further investigations of your mucus movements if there are any concerns about other bowel conditions. Investigations are usually in the form of endoscopic assessments which may include such investigations as Flexible Sigmoidoscopy , a Colonoscopy procedure or x-ray investigations such as Barium Enema , or CT Colonography . So if you are concerned about mucus movements then get it checked out by your doctor!
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