Causes of mucous in stool

Abdominal Cancer

Andrade's syndrome
- a hereditary form of amyloidosis with accumulation of amyloid in organs and tissues of the body

Bowel Obstruction

Colitis
- a chronic digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the colon
- auto-immune affecting the tissue that lines the gastrointestinal system.
- classed as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Cystic Fibrosis
- a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus) glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas, and intestines

Dysentery
- an infection of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and blood in the feces

Shigellosis
- known as bacillary dysentery

Hemorrhagic proctocolitis
- inflammation of the rectum and colon

Irritable bowel syndrome
- a functional bowel disorder characterized by mild to severe abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating and alteration of bowel habits
- caused by psychosomatic illness, immune reaction, active infections
- not to be confused with inflammatory bowel disease.

Pelvic abscess
- caused by infections, appendicitis, diverticulitis etc
- commonly follows acute appendicitis or after gynaecological infections.

Pelvic lipomatosis
- a benign overgrowth of adipose tissue with a small amount of inflammatory and fibrotic component

Proctitis
- inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum

Pseudomembranous Colitis
- infection of the colon