What causes jelly-like mucus in stool

Poop, stool, feces, or bowel movement — regardless of what you personally call the stuff that emerges from the digestive system, chances are that you don't think about it much unless you notice something unusual.

Normal, healthy adult stool is ideally brown in color, snake-like in appearance (with or without slight "cracks"), and fairly soft.

Yellow jelly-like mucus in stool

Clear jelly-like mucus from anus

Brown jelly mucus in stool

Urge to poop but only mucus comes out

Mucus in stool photos

Infant stool is yellow in color and even softer.

The appearance of your stool can indicate many health issues, for instance:

• Hard, clumpy stool points to constipation.
• Partially or entirely liquid bowel movements represent diarrhea.

• Black,tar-like feces can be the result of bleeding in the upper digestive tract, but may also be caused by certain medications and even foods like leafy greens.
• White stool can indicate a bile obstruction.
  Hard poop with white mucus

• Red bowel movements can point to bleeding within the lower digestive tract, but can also happen after you eat bright red foods like beets.
• Abnormally smelly poop may tell you you've got an infection on your hands.

What if you notice mucus in your stool, something some people refer to as "jel

jelly substance in baby poop

brown jelly substance in poop