It has been almost a year after my second surgery and I have started to pass odd mucus material through my anus. This is like thick putty, slightly pinkish. It makes me feel like I need to move my bowels but my large intestine was removed because it died in less than 24 hours. I have never had this before. It has a very bad odor but it is not hard material, rather more soft. Since this started yesterday, I have felt somewhat odd. I have had some nausea, felt weak and this material irritates the area around my bottom. Has anyone had this happen to them? What did you do and how do you tell the difference between normal discharge and a possible infection?

Why Join MeetAnOstoMate?
First off, this is a pretty cool site with 40,170 members.
But, it's not all about ostomy. We talk about everything.
Many come here for advice, others find lasting friendships, and some have even found love.
🔒 Privacy is very important - your profile is not visible to the outside world.
40,170 members
Advertisement
Hollister
We conducted a survey to better understand the impact that living with an ostomy has on sleep.
Learn the results of our ostomy sleep survey.
Learn the results of our ostomy sleep survey.
Advertisement
Hollister
We sat down with two influential people in the ostomy community, to find out how they cope during challenging times.
Read what they had to say.
Read what they had to say.