Stool color: When to worry - Mayo Clinic
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.
Diarrhea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
6 天之前 · 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.
Narrow stools: Should I be concerned? - Mayo Clinic
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.
Baby poop: What to expect - Mayo Clinic
2024年1月26日 · Yellow, mushy stool is perfectly healthy for breastfed babies. Still, there are many shades of baby poop. Here's a color-by-color guide for parents of newborns: Black or dark green. After birth, the first stool a baby passes is black or dark green and tarry. This type of baby poop is known as meconium. Yellow-green.
Mucus in stool: A concern? - Mayo Clinic
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.
Infant constipation: How is it treated? - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月5日 · Painful passing of baby poop, also called stool. Hard stool that's either larger than typical or small pellets that are difficult and painful to pass. Passing hard stool with blood on its surface. Passing stool less often than usual. Often that means passing stool fewer than one time a day. But with babies, it's not that simple.
Encopresis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年9月25日 · Encopresis (en-ko-PREE-sis), sometimes called fecal incontinence or soiling, is the repeated passing of stool (usually involuntarily) into clothing. Typically it happens when impacted stool collects in the colon and rectum: The colon becomes too full and liquid stool leaks around the retained stool, staining underwear.
Constipation - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年10月20日 · Constipation is a problem with passing stool. Constipation generally means passing fewer than three stools a week or having a difficult time passing stool. Constipation is fairly common. A lack of dietary fiber, fluids and exercise can cause constipation. But other medical conditions or certain medicines may be the cause.
Fecal incontinence - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月27日 · Loose or watery stool that quickly fills the rectum and is difficult to hold. Large, hard stool that blocks the rectum and results in leakage of softer stool around it. Damaged or weakened muscles. The muscles of the anus, rectum and pelvic floor control the holding and passing of stool. Damaged or weak muscles can cause fecal incontinence.
Constipation in children - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年9月18日 · If it hurts to poop, your child may try to avoid a repeat of the distressing experience. Toilet training issues. If you begin toilet training too soon, your child may rebel and hold in stool. If toilet training becomes a battle of wills, a voluntary decision to ignore the urge to poop can quickly become an involuntary habit that's tough to change.