enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Rectal discharge - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_discharge

    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.

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

    www.aol.com/mucus-stool-normal-not-214321265.html

    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 ...

  4. Intussusception (medical disorder) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intussusception_(medical...

    Abdominal pain, vomiting, and stool with mucus and blood are present in acute gastroenteritis, but diarrhea is the leading symptom. Rectal prolapse can be differentiated by projecting mucosa that can be felt in continuity with the perianal skin, whereas in intussusception the finger may pass indefinitely into the depth of the sulcus.

  5. When certain poop colors are red flags, according to experts

    www.aol.com/poop-color-health-152308414.html

    Here’s how to know when your poop color isn’t an issue and when you should see a doctor. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  6. Hematochezia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematochezia

    Eating beetroot can cause harmless red-colored feces because of insufficient metabolism of a red pigment, and is a differential sign that may be mistaken as hematochezia. Consumption of dragon fruit or blackberries may also cause red or black discoloration of the stool and sometimes the urine (pseudohematuria). This too, is a differential sign ...

  7. What does the color of your mucus mean?

    www.aol.com/news/what-does-the-color-of-your...

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

  8. Dysentery - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery

    Symptoms normally present themselves after 1–3 days, and are usually no longer present after a week. The frequency of urges to defecate, the large volume of liquid feces ejected, and the presence of blood, mucus, or pus depends on the pathogen causing the disease. Temporary lactose intolerance can occur, as well.

  9. Blood in stool - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_in_stool

    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]