Mucus in stool can be due to infections, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or inflammation from Crohn's disease. Occasional mucus in your stool is considered normal. Dietary changes, medications, and ...

Bloody mucus in your stool is usually due to inflammation or damage in your colon (large intestine). It can be a sign of several conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or bacterial ...

Constipation and blood in the stool can occur at the same time, due to many different reasons. For most people, blood in stool may occur due to issues with bowel movements, tears to the anus, or ...

Piles, or hemorrhoids, are swollen veins in the rectal area, most often caused by pressure during bowel movements.

Forget fibre – a new cause of constipation has been discovered: it may be down to the presence of two bacteria in the gut. In this “bacterial constipation“, the harmful microbes consume gut mucus that ...

The colon is about one and a half meters long and plays a vital role in moving waste through the body. In rare cases, it can ...

The two bacteria that cause bacterial constipation, seen under an electron microscope. Left: Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (Top: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) image; Bottom: Scanning Electron ...