Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) frequently causes mucus in stool. As part of the digestive process, the intestines secrete a gel-like mucus to lubricate the intestinal walls and ease the passage of ...

based on whether you have constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C), diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D), or mixed-type IBS (IBS-M). IBS stools can be: Hard, lumpy, and difficult to pass Soft, loose, and ...

Cutting sugar and starch-loaded foods from your diet can provide relief from several troublesome IBS (Irritable Bowel ...

Depression, constipation, diarrhea, and fecal incontinence were self-reported via questionnaires ... where a value of ‘0’ indicates no incontinence and ‘61’ indicates incontinence to gas, liquid, ...

Mucus — less elegantly known as snot — may be annoying when you're sick, or when it feels like you have too much of it, but your body needs it to stay healthy. Technically, mucus is a sticky ...

Colon cancer, one of the more common forms of cancer, can be influenced by a range of factors, some of which might be less ...

But what happens when the body produces too much mucus that is too thick, viscous and dehydrated to move and clear properly? Overly thick and sticky mucus over time can obstruct the airway, ...