Clear liquid discharge from Anus

misty23 · Newbie Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 1

Hi
My husband just told me while he was sitting at the PC he thought he felt something weird like diarea coming so went toilet and all that came out was a clear liquid discharge. We are wondering whether its something we need to get checked out or not. I don't think its an STD because he only sleeps with me and we don't do any anal stuff either. Any ideas what it could be?

Mick · Supporter Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 310

Well, if the discharge continues, I would have that checked. If your husband suffered from diarrhea or some kind of inflammation or on the other hand he has problems with constipation, the area between rectum and anus may tear because the mucus membrane becomes dry and irritated. When a tear like this appears, it is called anal fissure and it may be painful at times as well as bleed and itch.

Another possible reason could be anal fistula, a very small tract that develops due to some kind of infection. When the fistula gets infected, it may drain liquid. This usually doesn’t hurt but may itch and cause discomfort by irritating surrounding skin.

If you husband suffers from bowel problems, he is more likely to experience such anal problems.
It would be best if he had it checked in case symptoms persisted.

Sometimes anal sphincter loses its ability to function as a guard leading to fecal inconsistence but I am sure your husband would notice it already.

healthnutz · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

does your husband take prilosec? I had a relative with the same problem. Discontinuing the prilosec for a few days stopped the drainige.

garrydickens · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

Hey I just have had the same problem, I renember having it when I was about 10 yrs old.. but it went away, now it is back.

I eat healthy and goto the gym everyday. I get ready bad stomach pains and feeling like im going to have diahrea when doing fitness, also I have had anal discharge, its clear also have had irratated skin around the rectal area and some bleeding..

I actually thought this was worms because I get bad fatigue etc aswell and really bad stomach wind and bloating and not being able to sleep at night.

could this be the same thing?

R Stressed · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 11

My post got submitted twice by mistake.
Please see the post below

R Stressed · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 11

I too have been having clear anal discharge, and it has been going on-and-off for at least four years. It seems to come in waves, but lately (past few months) it has been almost constant.
I have to be careful when passing gass, sometimes as much as half an ounce of a clear liquid discharges with the gass, which can be really embarassing. Embarassed

When I suspect it will happen, I pad the anal area with a folded up tissue to absorb any accidental discharge. There is also a clear stringy mucus-like substance which accompanies my stool, or discharged separately, when I have a bowel movement. This and the clear discharge are likely the same substance.

Last month, I asked my family doctor, and he thought it was a polyp and ordered a colonoscopy. He also had me submit a stool sample to the hospital for culture, mucus, hemoglobin test, but it came back negative.
The gastrointestinal doctor who performed the colonoscopy said it would not be polyps. He said it was normal to have some clear mucus in the stool, or separately. He suspected the larger amount of liquid discharge may be caused by hemoroids. The colonoscopy came back with no polyps found.

I even suspect worms or some other parasite, but still need more research on that.

Searching the Web, I notice others seem to have the same type of problem, but I don't see any answers. Question

I wonder how common this problem really is.

My wife suggested it may be something like IBS brought on by stress. I have been under a lot of stress for the past couple of months. Perhaps she is right. I am going to put a major effort to reduce my stress during the next couple of weeks to see if that helps. Hope that works.
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[edit: added the following]:

Suspecting it might be from alcohol, I avoided any trace of alcohol for more than a week, and no change in the condition.

Suspecting it may be medication, I took no antihistamines, asprin, or any other medication for over a week, and no change in the condition.

I doubt it is bacterial, since I have taken antibiodics several times over the past several years when I had nasal surgery, dental surgery, etc., and no change in the condition.

Thinking it may be sinus drippage, I took antihistamines in the morning and evening for two weeks, resulting in virtually stopping any sinus drippage, and no change in the condition.

I really hope the stress reduction shows some results.

R Stressed · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 11

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Ive had it on and off for about 2 years... For me it was a mixture of things...#1 being stress. 2. eating to much junk food before i go to sleep 3. staying up to late.... 4. job change

I took actions to control my stress levels and soon the problem went away. Sometimes i have alot on my mind... stress creates a stomache acid which could explain this.

R Stressed · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 11

R Stressed · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 11

Last Thursday, I drank about 1/4 cup (2 onces) of vinegar, not near any mealtime, and followed by about 2 ounces of water to rinse the throat, etc. but without diluting the vinegar too much. The next day, my symptoms drastically decreased.
Saturday, I drank another 1/4 cup of vinegar, and the symptoms had virtually left me until this evening (Wednesday).
This evening, I drank another 1/4 cup of vinegar.

The only observed side effect from the vinegar was a slightly sore throat for a few hours.

Vinegar is supposed to be harmful to worm infestations in the intestines, and is part of one worm cleansing which I read about on the Internet.
Because I suspected worms or other parasites all the long, this convinces me that I must have worms. I read that about 40% of the American population has worms or other parasites at any given time. I don't know how accurate that may be, but I think it is my problem.

Worms can invade a parson very easily by eating rare or under cooked meat, drinking or swimming in worm contaminated water, eating contaminated fruit, walking barefoot in the grass, being in close contact with cats, dogs, or other animals, breating air containing microscopic worm larva or eggs, etc.

I have decided to do one of those 2 to 3 month organic "colon cleansings" that clean out the small and large intestines and includes a treatment for parasites. Until I can conveniently get started on the treatment in a week or two, I think I will treat the symptoms with my vinegar drink as the need dictates.

Will follow up with whatelse I discover related to this problem.

Clear liquid discharge from Anus

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