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AIBU? Mucus when wipe my bottom

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MummaHud · 22/11/2025 15:32

my husband said I’m being unreasonable wanting to demand a colonoscopy at the GP

but I’m worried, today I went to the toilet and mucus wiped from my bum and now it feels like pressure down there.

I’ve had haemorrhoids in the past and I’ve had no blood / other symptoms.

I guess I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this and if so, what was it? Was it just normal?

I’ve got a doctors appointment but it’s the weekend so it won’t calm my health anxiety waiting but would be good to know if anyone has had similar

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TomatoSandwiches · 22/11/2025 16:04

If it keeps happening this week I would ask for a stoolsample testing kit.

Funnywonder · 22/11/2025 16:03

MummaHud · 22/11/2025 15:59

I had it a few times in the past, but this time it scared me- seemed to be a lot and came when I wasn’t even on the toilet

I don’t think I’d be too worried about one off occurrences that are spaced out to be honest. I’d be more concerned if there was a pattern of it happening over a number of days or weeks. My son has Crohn’s Disease and it was one of his symptoms. But there were lots of other symptoms too.

Dexterrolledoffthesofa · 22/11/2025 16:01

I get this - I was told it was because I have IBS.

MummaHud · 22/11/2025 15:59

Funnywonder · 22/11/2025 15:58

Just the once?

I had it a few times in the past, but this time it scared me- seemed to be a lot and came when I wasn’t even on the toilet

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Funnywonder · 22/11/2025 15:58

Just the once?

APatternGrammar · 22/11/2025 15:36

A small amount is normal. Probably the pressure is from the anxiety. I wouldn’t have thought you needed to see the GP for it, or are you going for another reason?

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