▁degrees ▁of ▁in cont in ence . ▁Types ▁of ▁f ec al ▁in cont in ence ▁that ▁produce ▁a ▁liquid ▁leak age ▁could ▁be ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁rect al ▁dis charge . ▁ ▁Types ▁D ifferent ▁types ▁of ▁dis charge ▁are ▁described . ▁Gener ally ▁" rect al ▁dis charge " ▁refers ▁to ▁either ▁a ▁m uc ous ▁or ▁pur ul ent ▁dis charge , ▁but , ▁depending ▁upon ▁what ▁definition ▁of ▁rect al ▁dis charge ▁is ▁used , ▁the ▁following ▁could ▁be ▁included : ▁Pur ul ent ▁rect al ▁dis charge ▁M uc ous ▁rect al ▁dis charge ▁Wat ery ▁rect al ▁dis charge ▁Ste ator rho ea ▁(" f at ty ▁di arr he a " ▁caused ▁by ▁excess ▁fat ▁in ▁st ools , ▁or ▁an ▁o ily ▁anal ▁leak age ) ▁ ▁Ker ior r he a ▁( or ange ▁o ily ▁anal ▁leak age ▁caused ▁by ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁escol ar ▁and ▁oil fish ▁in ▁the ▁di et ) ▁▁▁ ▁Rect al ▁ble eding , ▁mel ena ▁and ▁hem ato che zia ▁ ▁F ec ul ent ▁rect al ▁dis charge ▁( f ec al ▁rect al ▁dis charge ), ▁e . g . ▁f ec al ▁leak age , ▁enc op res is ▁and ▁in cont in ence ▁of ▁liquid ▁st ool ▁elements ▁Di arr he a ▁ ▁Sym pt oms ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁rect al ▁dis charge , ▁but ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁dis charge ▁is ▁passage ▁of ▁m