Mucus in stool is relatively common and can be caused by constipation or dehydration. However, in some cases, it points to a more serious underlying condition. When you’re generally healthy ...

Sometimes, you may see mucus in your stool after using the toilet. This can happen for many reasons, some serious, others easily addressed. Talk to your doctor, who can determine the cause and ...

Colorectal Cancer. It's still unclear what causes cancer to grow in your colon or rectum, the tube that sends your stools to your anus. Severe UC or Crohn's can raise your risk for this cancer.

BOWEL cancer symptoms can be subtle as they don't necessarily make you feel ill. But some of the most notable indicators can be found in your stools. An increased amount of a 'jellylike substance ...

One of the most common and noticeable symptoms of bowel cancer is a sudden and unexplained weight loss, something that IBS ...

BOWEL cancer is an urgent medical matter - lives depend on diagnosis and swift treatment. There are over 34,000 new cases in the UK each year. What are the early warning signs of the disease?

This mucus, typically ignored and flushed away, contains a trove of information about gut health. MUC2, a glycoprotein with many sugar chains attached, forms a protective barrier in our intestines in ...

The mucus in your stool may be white, yellowish-brown, or tinged with blood. If your digestive tract becomes irritated or inflamed, mucus production increases, and you may notice more mucus in ...

Rectal discharge, or anal discharge, can appear as anal mucus, pus, or blood in stools or underwear. There are many possible causes of rectal discharge, including gastrointestinal conditions ...

"We can use these new methods to visualize mucus-microbiota interactions and how they go wrong in various diseases, like inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer," Dr. Bergstrom notes.

New research from UBC Okanagan could make monitoring gut health easier and less painful by tapping into a common—yet often overlooked—source of information: the mucus in our digestive system that ...