Bloody mucus in your stool is usually due to inflammation or damage in your colon (large intestine). It can be a sign of several conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or bacterial ...

New research from UBC Okanagan could make monitoring gut health easier and less painful by tapping into a common - yet often overlooked - source of information: the mucus in our digestive system that ...

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that can cause mucus buildup in the pancreas. This can interfere with the typical pancreas function and cause problems during food digestion. It can also ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that causes a buildup of mucus in organs throughout the body. Stool, or feces, can indicate how your gastrointestinal tract is functioning and whether ...