by diamond2 » 13 Dec 2013, 01:15
Once a day is perfectly normal - I think you only need to worry if you're not going for more than 3 days actually. I personally freaked when I missed a day while healing and my nurses all told me that's perfectly normal. If not much is coming up, have you tried increasing your fiber intake? Also, are you drinking lots of water? Try eating an apple a day - I also drink a fruit smoothie every morning which helps.
I had 2 setons for a number of months - almost a year - I always had mucus. Does it smell, is it yellow/green? As long as it is clear and doesn't have any funky smells I would say this is normal - the fistula is still draining. If anything looks/smells "off" you could have an infection and you should go to your doc. Other signs of infection would be weakness, feeling generally unwell and fever.