Can Appendicitis Cause Mucus In Your Stool?

Posted on Sat, 12 Mar 2016

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Question : Can appendicitis cause mucus in your stool.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
it is not normally seen in appendicitis

Detailed Answer:
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It is normal to find a small amount of mucus in the stool so if only a little is noted or it is seen on only one occasion it is likely nothing to worry about.

A large amount of stool or consistent appearance may indicate there may be a problem.
Some of the conditions where large amounts of mucus can be seen are: (1) inflammatory bowel disease- crohns and ulcerative colitis
(2)irritable bowel syndrome
(3)anal fissure- cut at the anus
(4)bowel obstruction
(5)bacterial infection of the bowel but not normally as far up as the appendix

If you have abdominal pain, fever, loss of appetite , nausea, vomiting then you should see your doctor to rule out appendicitis. These are the symptoms that it typically causes.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar