“A ‘ghost poop’ is a term used to describe when one’s stool sinks to the bottom of the toilet and seemingly vanishes without ...

slides out of place and entirely or partially protrudes outside the anus. This can result in symptoms like pressure in the ...

However, when you try to have another bowel movement, nothing comes out. This sensation is called tenesmus and can be caused by the tumor taking up space in the rectum. As rectal cancer advances ...

the mucus in your intestinal track was working overtime to help flush out bad bacteria. That’s why your normal poop goes from ...

The intestinal barrier is a complex, multi-layered structure consisting of the mucus layer produced by specialized secretory ...

Makers of South Korean cosmetics have helped boost slow, slimy garden snails to the front of a skin care trend. The mucus produced by ... One type of mucin only comes out when snails are stressed.

With each breath, a human may inhale thousands of harmful microbes into the lungs. Mucus, the gel-like moist substance ...

The nose produces more than 100 millilitres of snot over the course of a day (less during sleep) and uses it to treat and filter the air we breathe. Some coughs can last for weeks or even months ...

Hagfishes tend to burrow into their food face first, eating it from the inside out ... forming the slime. Its structure acts more like a fine sieve that slows water down rather than a coherent gel.