Patient's question:
It has been 4.5 days since I have had foamy stools, and I can defecate 2-3 times a day. Sometimes, when I'm talking nonsense, there are also some issues that burst out. What could be the reason? I bought racemic adalat granules but haven't taken them yet. Is it serious? Should I go to the hospital?Past treatment history and effectiveness: No illness.
Doctor's answer:
Hello: It is a pleasure to clarify this for you. A small amount of mucus in normal feces is mixed uniformly with the stool and is not noticeable. If mucus is visible to the naked eye, it indicates that the amount is continuously increasing, and this is called mucus stool. If there is a recurrence of increased bowel movements, mucus stool, accompanied by symptoms of tenesmus, the following considerations should be made:1. The patient may have rectal or colonic inflammation, and its etiology is relatively complex.
2. In cases of small intestinal inflammation, the continuously increasing mucus is evenly mixed with the stool. If it is large intestinal inflammation, since the stool has gradually formed, the mucus is not easily mixed with the stool.