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Colostomy problem: Rectal discharge 18 months out

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Sounds like you are a lucky one if your mucus is manageable morning and nigh. Mine is almost all day and about three tablespoons each time. I have found that dairy products make it worse and more active, so I try to not eat dairy when I know I have to go out into public places like doctors and grocery stores.
I don't know what a loop colostomy is or what it looks like, I think I will look it up. I have a colostomy sense 4-2017. I didn't get the mucus right away it was about four years before I had it. Seems strange to me that it was that long and now so much output, but I don't understand the whole anatomy thing and how it works. So it is live and learn everyday.
I hope your stays controllable and that you don't get the same problems I have, each of us are living with different outcomes.
have a blessed day

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@klancee47 So it is live and learn everyday. Truer words were never spoken. And the doctors often don't seem to know any more than we do. In the end it's often from each other that we can figure it out.

If you are experiencing all that mucus, chances are you also have a loop colostomy.