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Is some visible mucus in stool normal?

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jacob69637
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I’m a young adult male who otherwise has no major health issues. However my doctor believes I may have some IBS as a little over a year and a half ago after moving I started having occasional bouts of diarrhea (about once a month or every other month since then) with moderate to severe abdominal pain that goes away when a movement passes-however something I am worried about is that I often can see visible mucus in stool. Not copious amounts unless it is actually diarrhea or clear disturbance. But definitely visible just white and sometimes brown. Online I’ve read some visible mucus is normal, other places say it should never be visible or in only tiny amounts. Again it isn’t like this is covering the movement but there are usually a few strands on each movement if I bother to look. The mucus I remember seeing my whole life though, long before I ever had the recurring diarrhea etc. so to me I’ve just always assumed it’s normal. Am I just looking too much into it or is this cause for concern?

Doc has taken bloods checking for inflammation as well as a basic stool sample and tested for celiac gene, mostly ruling out IBD

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