When it is, you may notice stringy clear, white, or yellow goop in the toilet or clinging to your poop. It may be ...

That's because infections often cause intestinal inflammation and tiny ruptures that let blood leak out. Loose stool commonly comes with infections, and so does mucus in the stool, adds Dr. Ferry.

Rectal discharge may appear in the toilet after pooping or on toilet paper without the urge to have a bowel movement. This ...

When ulcerative colitis flares up, you might see blood and mucus in your poop. It shows up often in loose, watery stools. No one knows exactly what causes UC, but experts think it’s related to ...

A pneumonia cough can have bloody mucus. A severe cough for any reason can cause a blood vessel to break and mucus to be blood-tinged. Productive coughs are not always due to pneumonia.

Anal cancer causes stool changes and one or more lumps. These symptoms overlap with many GI conditions. Learn how to tell.

Constipation is a concern if bowel movements are hard, infrequent, contain blood or mucus or seem to be causing pain. Diarrhea can be more difficult to detect because a baby's stool is naturally ...

TO keep up these days with the huge proliferation of acronyms is challenging. Even the intended meanings of some commonly used ones are up for debate. Take LOL, for example. Most people take it to ...

E. coli: Symptoms typically start three to four days after consuming contaminated food or water. The Shiga toxin-producing form of E. coli, the strain identified in the McDonald’s outbreak, causes ...

The deck, that is the floor of their rooms, was so covered with the blood and mucus which had proceeded from them in consequence of the flux, that it resembled a slaughter-house. It is not in the ...