Mucous

[Lisa_D]

Hi,

Does anyone else have mucous in their stools? This is a new symptom for me and I'm not sure if I should be worried and/or contact my doctor...?

My stools have been more formed in the past 2 weeks with the addition of Lialda and careful control of diet, but now I notice mucous and I'm not sure what to make of it and/or if I should be worried.

Thanks in advance for any help! :)

[tex]

Hi Lisa,

Actually, mucus is rather common with MC whenever there is active inflammation. It's just your intestines' response to inflammation. The immune system perceives the inflammation as if it were due to an invasive pathogen and it tries to keep the lining of the intestine coated with mucus as a defensive mechanism.

Is it possible that you overlooked the mucus before? If you were not having mucus previously, that may be a sign that you're sensitive/allergic to mesalimine. Some people react to the 5-asa drugs because they're based on mesalamine and mesalamine is a derivative of NSAIDs.

The bottom line is, the mucus is nothing to worry about, because it's normal for MC patients. It may disappear in the near future. But if the Lialda is causing the mucus, it's actually increasing your inflammation level and it should be discontinued.

Diarrhea Associated with Mesalamine in a Patient with Chronic Nongranulomatous Enterocolitis

Tex

[brandy]

Yes mucuous is common early on and also sometimes comes and goes. It will go away the longer you are healed.

[Lisa_D]

Thanks! As always I appreciate the quick response :)

I suspect it's been there for a while and I just overlooked it because my bowel movements were so watery. Now my stools are actually formed, so it's possible to see. (Sorry to be so descriptive)

Things seem to be headed in the right direction, but still some ways to go!!

Thanks again,
Lisa

[Erica P-G]

HI Lisa,

If your mucus doesn't go away after a while....perhaps consider that Candida Albicans may be a factor, I am learning that stringy mucus is actually Candida yeast and too much of it in the gut causes inflammation to continually be perpetuated.

I noticed it in my stools over time too and I am in a process of ridding it, and I have seen great results so far

Glad you are feeling better!

[emlepage1]

Hi Erica,

This is an old post so not sure if you will see this.

You mentioned that mucous can also be caused by Candida and that you were able to see some results with treatment, Can you share what worked for you? Also, were there other symptoms that you were experiencing from Candida?

Thank you,
Elaine

[Erica P-G]

Hi Elaine,

I worked really hard to lessen the sugar in my diet. I don’t know if I could really tell what “other” symptoms I might have been having because so much other stuff goes on all at the same time.

I do know sticking to a VitD3 and Magnesium regimen along with keeping my diet clean for as long as possible allowed me to rid the Candida Albicans by my 2019 blood check to check my VitD levels (I added the Candida test too).

Thanks have no idea how long I could have been free of the Candida before I tested….I did have better energy, was sleeping better and probably didn’t pay attention that my body was slowly detoxing

[emlepage1]

Hello Erica,

Thank you very much, this is really helpful. I believe that I do have a Candida overgrowth issue although I have never been tested. I have definitely noticed improvement in some of the symptoms I was experiencing that I thought may be related to the candida ( skin itching and sugar cravings) since I now have no sugar in my diet, not even fruit. I need to get back on my vitamin D supplement ( I got out of the habit for about a week or two). Can you tell me what type of Magnesium supplement you use? I did not tolerate the oral so I recently purchased a spray.

Thank you again. ( I so appreciate this group!)

Elaine

[Erica P-G]

Hi Elaine,
Which topical magnesium did you find?
If you can soak in Epsom Salts for 15-20 minutes that is very helpful too....you will need about a teaspoon of topical applied to get any benefit, so spray on legs, arms, torso every time you use the bathroom. The ingested kind shouldn't have contributed to too much distress, but I have noticed certain types are compounded with inactive ingredients that can potentially set us off.

To get best benefit aim for 5000iu VitD3 and at minimum 400 mg magnesium (need to break this up into 2 doses 200 morning and night) daily....when we are really flaring it may take 10,000iu VidD3 and 500-600mg magnesium (again break the magnesium up into 2-3 doses throughout the day for max benefit and to not tax the kidneys).

For Magnesium I've been using the KAL 400 brand (each tablet is 200mg), but I also have some ReMag lotion (by Dr. Carolyn Dean.com) that I can't seem to find right now so I also use Life-Flo as a back up (it is very cost effective and I get it from Vitacost.com). In a pinch I will soak in Epsom Salts, a very cost effective way to get magnesium if one has the time pamper themselves with a nice hot bath or foot soak.

Take care,
Erica

[jennifer]

Hi Erica,

Do you know much mag is in one teaspoon of the Life Flo? i am thinking of buying some today.

How are you feeling? Did you ever start the LDN?

jen

[Erica P-G]

HI Jen,
If memory serves right.... 1 tsp heaping was about 150mg.

I've just barely started the LDN before we left for the 4th holiday....soooo I'm getting back to it because I took my trustworthy Pepto for my trip. I'm starting at a super low dose .1 - .2 ml and have learned to graduate up slowly every couple weeks if no unwanted side effects present themselves, which with LC sometimes that hard to guess but I just figure if I do it slow enough perhaps I'll see a difference in a month or two

Thanks for asking,
Erica

[jennifer]

Thank you, Erica.

I've been using Ancient Minerals, but it is so expensive!

I hope LDN is the answer for you.... slow and steady wins the race!!

Wishing you good health and success with your new treatment!

Jen