As part of the digestive process, the intestines secrete a gel-like mucus to lubricate the intestinal walls and ease the ...

But what if it shows in your stool? Have you noticed mucus in your poop? Well, mucus in stool is common because some of it ...

Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota. In a ...

Rates of colorectal cancer are increasing among young people—and most Americans are only getting about half their daily ...

Physical examination at this time revealed only weight loss. The stool contained fat, no pus or blood and moderate amounts of mucus. On culture a heavy overgrowth of B. proteus was noted.

Researchers at Umeå University and Tartu University have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven ...

As schools and day-care centres across the community welcome children back, the Ministry of Health and Human Services is ...

Constipation is a concern if bowel movements are hard, infrequent, contain blood or mucus or seem to be causing pain. Diarrhea can be more difficult to detect because a baby's stool is naturally ...

Head to a pumpkin patch near you and pick the nutritious fall fruit that offers health and beauty benefits thanks to a ...

This episode of the Cancer Horizons podcast features Dr. Jason Porter – a medical oncologist and hematologist at the West ...

A University of Manchester test on the mucus lining of the intestine, performed in mice, has found changes in bacteria that could lead to inflammatory bowel disease 12 weeks earlier than previously ...