I hear bowel cancer can cause loose stools and hard stools. What does a healthy stool look like? PART 2?

Question

I hear mucus is a bad thing to have but what does this look like?

Answer 1

Should be the size and shape of an average sausage and the colour of milk chocolate. Depends on what you eat. If you have a curry then the next morning you'll have mustard coloured stools and so on. They should be easy to pass, not too soft or too hard. They have a mucus around them to help them pass through you but not excessive as you'd notice.
But any change or if you have blood in your stools, then it should always be checked out with a doctor. It doesn't always mean there is something wrong or you have cancer, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 2

their really is no such thing as a normal stool its usually what is normal to you mucus can happen because the lining of the bowel is irritated and is common in IBS so are the other symptoms you have described. mucus is slimy can be brown (for obvious reasons) clear or greenish coloured although this generally means you have an infections but not all ways the general rule is the stools should be soft and easy to pass please if you think you have bowel cancer go to the doctor is an easy thing to diagnose and its better not to die of embarrassment I've had the diagnostic done and although its not pleasant they are very professional and i was in the clear which put my mind at rest hope this helps

Answer 3

mucus is a clear looking jelly like substance that passes along with a bowel motion at times. there is no defined healthy stool - everyone has their own type of "normal" motion; however any loose stool or extremely hard stool (to pass) should be discussed with your GP - as this could be due to either constipation or due to infection or irritation of the bowel. Change in bowel motion (stool) is not always an indication for cancer but you should get it checked out with your doctor.

Answer 4

As an ICU nurse, a "everyday stool" the colour is brown and the consistncy is comfortable. the fast verify-checklist is this: jelly-like mucus shreds jumbled in stool point out inflammation vivid pink blood is rectal bleeding (hemrrhoids?) vivid pink blood mixed with feces conceivable colonic bleeding black tarry stools with undesirable smell is an greater Gastro-Intestinal bleed black stool can take place by utilising too plenty iron in the load loss plan gray, tan stool - is absent bile pigment ( a bile duct difficulty) dwindled yellow, greasy stool with absorption issues Occult blood, which could be detected with a particular attempt, is the known indicator of colon maximum cancers. The attempt makes use of a smear of stool on a particular card with a attempt liquid (that's a lab attempt). i'm hoping this facilitates. do not delay. in case you're having ANY issues seek for help immediately. Early detection is the main suitable scientific care. Wendy O. RN,

Answer 5

stool is a body waste so it can't be called healthy..maybe you mean a normal stool..

what does a normal stool looks like? the color depends on what you eat..normally, it is brown but if you are taking iron supplements, it turns black..

my teacher once told me her stool turned red, she was worried so she consulted a doctor..the doctor found out that it was caused by the food she ate (Dilis in particular..if you're a Filipino, you'd understand..Ü)..

Answer 6

That sounds more like IBS to me - very annoying but harmless. A friend of mine has that, and it cleared up after she started taking Actimel regularly and avoiding strong spices which irritated it.

Healthy human stools are supposed to be 'semi-solid' which means they should look mid-way between a cowpat and a dog poo.