Chair with mucus in the child

The digestive system of man, and a small child, including, is arranged so that the internal surface of the stomach and intestines lining the layer of mucus, produced by special cells. It is necessary in order to envelop the interior space and be protected by vulnerable walls from foreign bodies, as well as aggressive substances that get inside.

The simplest explanation for the mucus that appears in the stool in large quantities is a violation of the usual diet, excessive consumption of milk and sweets, as well as ingestion of spoiled foods into the digestive tract.

Why does the child have a stool with mucus?

Normally, the mucus inside is excreted, mixed with feces, and is invisible to the naked eye. But there are situations when the child is clearly visible with each bowel movement.

Mucus in the child's chair most often indicates the presence of infection in the body. It may even be a banal ARVI when, due to the invasion of harmful viruses, there is a catarrhal inflammation of the intestinal walls, and they begin to defend themselves in an enhanced mode, producing a huge amount of mucus.

The condition is not dangerous and requires only to treat the disease, while taking antiviral drugs that allow the body to fight viral infection more effectively.

If a child has a stool with mucus and blood, or blood threads, then most likely a bacterial infection is not of intestinal origin. These diseases cause an increase in the secretion of intestinal mucus, which is released with blood veins.

It is typical for salmonellosis, dysentery, staphylococcus, and some other diseases accompanied by a liquid stool.

Enterocolitis, enteritis, rotaviruses are also quite common reasons for the appearance of mucous and bloody excrement in a child.

Parasites that permanently injure the walls of the intestine and irritate its walls with its toxins may well cause increased mucus secretion. A bloody veins are due to the fragility of the vessels of the anus, and then, if the child tenses (during constipation), the capillaries burst and the blood will be released in a small amount.

If the child has a stool with mucus and odor

An unpleasant odor, which is not characteristic of normal bowel movements, is a serious reason for contacting a doctor. After all, a baby can have a hidden form of dysbiosis, paraproctitis (an abscess in the intestine) or even an oncological disease that does not manifest itself immediately.