Why does the stool look like mud?

What causes stool to be like mud? The stool is like mud, similar to baby stool, soft, with a lot of silky and undigested stuff. Occasionally there will be slime to guide you. Based on your description, I suggest you remain vigilant. There may be rectal lesions. We recommend that you go to a regular hospital for a rectal examination to determine the cause. In addition, you said there were two soy sauce-like substances, and we thought they might be upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

A. Judging health from the shape of stool

1. Banana shape: If you have this kind of stool every day, it means your intestines are healthy.

2. Lumpy: This means that the stool contains very little water and defecation is difficult. Frequent bowel movements of this type generally indicate the presence of intestinal lesions, such as various inflammations, and sometimes even cancer.

3. Muddy: This means that the intestines are full of old stool and intestinal movement is greatly hindered. If this continues for a long time, malnutrition may occur, leading to many diseases.

4. Watery: This type of stool is a very dangerous signal. It is usually a sign of some malignant disease. Intestinal movement is almost stagnant, and food and water are excreted intact.

5. Hard stool: It indicates that the body lacks water and the intestinal movement is not smooth. Such stool can easily become the root cause of various diseases.

6. Semi-chain shape: There is a lot of water in the stool, which means that the intestines cannot fully absorb water and cannot absorb nutrients well.

B. Judging health from stool color and stool contents

1. If the stool color is normal, it is yellow, which is a sign of gastrointestinal health.

2. Black or brown stools are a warning sign, but there is no need to rush to the hospital. As long as you pay attention to a healthy diet, your stools can turn yellow. However, if the stool is darker than usual or purple, you must pay special attention, as this may be stomach or intestinal bleeding. This condition is when blood is mixed into the stool and changes color from red to black before being excreted, and you must see a doctor immediately. There are various types of black stools. For example, tarry stools may indicate gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer.

3. Bloody stools. This type of stool is sometimes accompanied by severe abdominal pain or vomiting, which may be caused by diseases such as intussusception, intestinal torsion, intestinal infarction, etc.

4. If there is oily pus mixed in the sticky bloody stool and it persists for a period of time, you are very likely to have colon cancer. If a person with constipation passes dark, hard stools, it may also be a sign of colon cancer.