2024年1月11日 · Check with a healthcare professional if you notice any changes in the appearance of your stool that last longer than 1 to 2 weeks. Get medical help right away if your bowel changes happen with rectal bleeding or severe belly pain.

2021年8月21日 · Hirschsprung's (HIRSH-sproongz) disease is a condition that affects the large intestine (colon) and causes problems with passing stool. The condition is present at birth (congenital) as a result of missing nerve cells in the muscles of the baby's colon.

2024年10月10日 · Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered typical. Only rarely does stool color indicate a possibly serious intestinal condition. Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats — in your stool.

2023年1月5日 · Stool mixed with blood and mucus — sometimes referred to as currant jelly stool because of its appearance. Vomiting. A lump in the belly. Weakness or lack of energy. Diarrhea. Not everyone has all of the symptoms. Some infants have no obvious pain. Some children don't pass blood or have a lump in the belly.

2024年10月31日 · See a healthcare professional if you have the following symptoms and more-frequent bowel movements: Changes in what your bowel movements look like or how large they are, such as passing narrow, ribbonlike stools or loose, watery stools.

2023年10月13日 · Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a sign of a disorder in the digestive tract. The blood often shows up in stool or vomit but isn't always obvious. Stool may look black or tarry. Bleeding can range from mild to severe and can be life-threatening. Imaging technology or an endoscopic investigation can usually locate the cause of the bleeding.

2022年5月17日 · Ascariasis worms are typically pink or white with tapered ends. Female worms can be more than 15 inches (40 centimeters) long and a little less than a quarter inch (6 millimeters) in diameter.

2024年5月30日 · A small amount of mucus in stool is usually nothing to worry about. Stool often contains a small amount of mucus. Mucus is a jellylike substance that your intestines make to keep the lining of your colon moist and lubricated. But you should talk to a healthcare professional if you notice an increased amount of mucus in stool.

Humans can be a definitive host or an intermediate host for pork tapeworms. For example, a person can have adult pork tapeworms from eating undercooked pork. The eggs pass in the person's stool. Poor handwashing may lead to the same person or another person being exposed to the eggs. If this happens, a person can get a larval cyst infection.

2025年1月18日 · Diarrhea — loose, watery and possibly more-frequent passage of stool — is a common problem. Sometimes, it's the only symptom of a condition. At other times, it may be associated with other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or weight loss. Luckily, diarrhea is usually short-lived, lasting no more than a few days.