Hi, I'm a 29 year old male. I have a lower back pain that comes and goes. It is accompanied by this gross smelly mucus that leaks out my anus. My stools also at very thick and damage my anus only when I get back pain. My diet stays the same and I drink plenty of water. I have gone to many Doctor's and They stick there finger up my butt and say everything seems fine. I've gotten blood tests done and stool sample with nothing irregular showing up. This mucus is very embarrassing and its very uncomfortable when i pass stools. My stools are back to normal now, but my anus still stings when i pass a stool. I have heard about possible nerve damage from back injuries causing the digestive system not to work properly. not once has anyone recommended an MRI. Any thoughts on where this mucus could be coming from and how i can stop it? Mucus usually means something is infected, correct?