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Mucus in diarrhea, either in adults or babies, can be a sign of many illnesses. Your body produces mucus naturally in your colon to help keep your digestive system lubricated.
Below are the most common causes of jelly-like mucus in stool. 1. Dysentery. Dysentery is due to infection with either Shigella bacteria (bacillary dysentery) or amoeba (amoebic dysentery). Dysentery can present with jelly-like mucus in stools (with or without blood).
Early symptoms may include diarrhea or fatigue, as well as an excess of mucus in the stool (due to a disrupted mucus barrier in the inflamed intestines.
Larger amounts of mucus in stool, associated with diarrhea, may be caused by certain intestinal infections. Bloody mucus in stool or mucus along with belly pain may signal a more serious condition, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and even cancer.
Seek medical care if mucus happens along with abdominal pain, blood in your stool, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. You may need tests, including stool cultures, blood tests, imaging studies, or colonoscopy to get a proper diagnosis and begin effective treatment.
Diarrhea with a lot of mucus can be caused by a viral infection, food poisoning, a food intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, or hemorrhoids. It can usually be treated with diet and medications.
Bloody diarrhea, often accompanied by mucus or pus, signals that it’s time to call your doctor. One possible cause: a fistula, or an abnormal opening, around your rectum or anus through which...