You may think of mucus as the slimy stuff you cough up when you're sick. But it can also show up at the other end: in your poop. Many parts of your body make mucus, including your intestines.

Mucus in stool is relatively common and can be caused by constipation or dehydration. However, in some cases, it points to a more serious underlying condition. When you’re generally healthy ...

Mucus has the consistency of jelly. A small amount of mucus in your poop is normal, but sometimes it could indicate a condition that needs treatment. If the layer of mucus in your colon gets ...

A small amount of mucus in a baby’s poop is not usually a problem unless other symptoms are present. However, a lot of mucus, mucus in several stools in a row, or mucus with diarrhea may ...

The droppings and brown streaks smeared across sidewalks all over the city mean one thing: New York is losing its battle against dog poop. “It’s very horrible,” said Kinga Sarmento ...

Every day, picking up dog poop is a part of a dog owner’s routine ... Of course, moments later, he slips on the shit and gets covered in it, allowing the dogs to run out of the cell (and ...

Occasionally, you may notice mucus or a shiny coating on your dog’s stool. "This can be a sign of digestive tract inflammation, often caused by food intolerances or infections," Emma said.

Orange County deputies found an 11-year-old lab mix covered in mange and filth inside ... eyes glazed over with mucus and he was possibly blind, the report stated. A microchip indicated the ...

But sometimes that poop does double (ahem ... Rabbits excrete theirs in what look like clusters of shiny little mucus-covered grapes. Capybaras go straight to the source, in a maneuver that ...

A mucus-coated poop may indicate the presence of parasites or, worst case, parvovirus. In these instances, monitor your dog closely and if you see no improvement, take them to the vet to seek help.

Dr Alessandra Leri, a chemistry professor at Marymount Manhattan, told DailyMail.com that she got the idea for the study after seeing how much dog-poop covered the neighborhood she lives and works in.

The mucus-covered land mollusks have also gone global, with scientists warning they are 'trying to take over the world' in 2020 research paper. Their main concern is that the cannibalistic worms ...