Mucus in the head section of the stool is commonly seen in ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, perianal diseases and other pathologies.
1. Ulcerative colitis: an immune disease of the intestinal tract, can cause intestinal mucosal congestion, edema and other inflammatory reactions, exudate and secretion increase, causing mucus content in the stool to rise, resulting in the phenomenon of mucus in the head.
2. Irritable bowel syndrome: the cause of irritable bowel syndrome has not been fully clarified, and it is considered to be related to visceral hypersensitivity, heredity, emotional changes and other factors. It can cause pain around the umbilicus, unformed stools, sticky stools, constipation and other symptoms.
3. Perianal diseases: such as perianal eczema, dermatitis, abscess, etc., the mucus produced by perianal diseases can be attached to the stool discharge, appearing in the stool, especially the first part of the stool mixed with mucus.
Patients with mucus in the first part of the stool may also be associated with eating high-protein foods, it is best to go to the hospital, complete routine fecal examination and gastroenteroscopy and other tests to clarify the cause, to do targeted treatment.