Patient's question:
Problem Description: I have been experiencing belching, passing gas, intestinal rumbling, and changes in bowel movement characteristics (intermittent thickness, sometimes dark brown in color, sometimes normal yellow) for the past two and a half months. I went to the hospital and saw a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who prescribed herbal decoctions. After drinking them for a week, my belching and passing gas reduced significantly, and the sound of intestinal rumbling also decreased. However, recently, I noticed orange-red mucus-like sticky fluid on the toilet paper, with it present in the folds of the stool. I am wondering if this is pus or blood or mucus stool. What color is normal mucus stool? I only see it when the stool is dry and hard, turning dark brown, but it does not appear when the stool is not dry. The mucus I refer to is not bright red like blood; it is darker than blood.Doctor's answer:
In the above situation, it is necessary to consider the possibility of enteritis. It is recommended to undergo a colonoscopy for a definitive diagnosis.