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Expert: David Olson, MD - 11/5/2009


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My 2 1/2 year old occasionally has mucus in his stool.  Sometime it is on the outside of the stool and sometimes it is a stringy mucus that seems to be throughout the stool.  Some times his stool is also pretty hard and he has to really work to push it out.  Should I be worried?

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Hi, Sam,

Mucous, without blood, in the stool of a healthy toddler, usually is OK and generally the cause is a food or a low grade virus illness.  If the stool is hard, increasing fiber, veggies and fruits, and increasing fluids usually will do the trick.

Good luck, Dr. Olson

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