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  2. Mucus in Stool: What’s Normal and What’s Not

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    The following disorders of the anus can cause mucus to appear on the stool, along with red blood, according to Austin, Texas gastroenterologist, Harry Thomas, MD: Anal fissure, which is a split or ...

  3. Rectal discharge - Wikipedia

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    An example of this could be the so-called "red currant jelly" stools in intussusception. This appearance refers to the mixture of sloughed mucosa, mucus, and blood. [12] Note: "mucus" is a noun, used to name the substance itself, and "mucous" is an adjective, used to describe a discharge. "Mucoid" is also an adjective and means mucus-like.

  4. Intussusception (medical disorder) - Wikipedia

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    The trapped section of bowel may have its blood supply cut off, which causes ischemia (lack of oxygen in the tissues). The mucosa (gut lining) is very sensitive to ischemia, and responds by sloughing off into the gut. This creates the classically described "red currant jelly" stool, which is a mixture of sloughed mucosa, blood, and mucus. [7]

  5. Have Blood In Your Stool? Here’s What It Could Mean

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    By contrast, dark red or maroon blood may mean you are bleeding higher up in your colon, and black or tar-like stool suggests bleeding in your stomach from an ulcer, he notes. (Here’s why blood ...

  6. Blood in stool - Wikipedia

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    Blood in stool looks different depending on how early it enters the digestive tract—and thus how much digestive action it has been exposed to—and how much there is. The term can refer either to melena, with a black appearance, typically originating from upper gastrointestinal bleeding; or to hematochezia, with a red color, typically originating from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. [6]

  7. What does the color of your mucus mean?

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    The color of your mucus can reveal some surprising things about your health. Here's what your mucus color means, according to experts.

  8. Gastrointestinal bleeding - Wikipedia

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    The presence of bright red blood in stool, known as hematochezia, typically indicates lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Digested blood from the upper gastrointestinal tract may appear black rather than red, resulting in "coffee ground" vomit or melena. [2] Other signs and symptoms include feeling tired, dizziness, and pale skin color. [18]

  9. Rectal bleeding - Wikipedia

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    It could be challenging to pinpoint the precise location of the blood if there is a lot of blood in the stomach. [6] Tagged red blood cell scintigraphies are a precise way to locate the bleeding vessels and pinpoint the area where they are bleeding. It can be applied to chronic and recurrent rectal bleeding with no apparent cause.