Blood in the stool, mucus in the stool. What's going on?

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Hemorrhoids are usually

Blood in the stool, mucus in the stool. What's going on?

caused by

congestion and swelling of the venous plexus around the lower rectum and anal canal, which can lead to bleeding during defecation. Blood and mucus in the intestinal tract mix to form mucus bloody stools.

2

. Inflammatory diseases such

as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc., may lead to damage to the intestinal mucosa, congestion, edema and erosion, resulting in the mixed discharge of mucus and blood.

Blood in the stool, mucus in the stool. What's going on?

3. Intestinal polyps Intestinal

polyps are raised lesions protruding from the surface of the intestinal mucosa, which may be related to genetic, chronic inflammation and other factors, which can lead to bleeding or necrosis on the surface of the intestinal mucosa, forming a mixture of mucus and blood.



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