most women will experience increased clear jelly like blob discharge around ovulation time. Ovulation is usually around the middle of your menstrual cycle. Your body releases an egg, and in ...

Is it actually a sign of labor? Or is this what’s known as losing your mucus plug? You might’ve heard the term ‘bloody show’ but not actually know what it means. It’s the term used for bloody ...

The Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI) consists of 4 questions about the frequency of different types of bowel leakage, including gas, mucus, liquid, and solid stool. The answer choices ...

When is a Lump a Lump? The normal physiology of breast tissue is one of nodularity. The variation in tissue is in part determined by menstrual phase of the cycle, with increased nodularity in the ...

If you have IBS-C, frequent straining can cause hemorrhoids or anal fissures to bleed, which may result in a tiny amount of bright ... This can help you and your healthcare provider identify triggers.

Eye discharge tends to build up when you are asleep, with eye mucus in the corners of your eyes. It can also form during your waking hours, especially if you have a condition affecting your eye. Also ...

A group of Japanese and US researchers has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in physiology for discovering "many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus." This is the 18th year in a row ...

Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota.

Male urinary incontinence (UI) is usually caused by issues with the prostate gland, including prostatitis, (inflammation of the prostate gland), injury or damage to nerves or muscles from surgery ...