Urge to poop but only mucus comes out

1. An occasional finding in healthy people.

Mucus in poop is present in small amounts in a normal healthy individual. Healthy mucus is often a transparent or whitish or yellowish semi-transparent jelly-like substance.

People won’t notice it most of the time.

However, sporadic findings of little white mucus in poop are accepted if you have no other symptoms.

Also, dehydration due to the lack of fluid intake or fluid loss may notice mucus in their poop.

Hard poop with white mucus

Dehydration is one of the causes of increased mucus in poop, and the mucus often disappears when dehydration is corrected.

When white mucus in poop is NOT normal:

• Occur more often.
• The amount is significant.
• Associated with blood.
• Associated with other symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, weight loss, or belly pain.

The above symptoms and signs reflect an ongoing problem inside your digestive system.

The list of common diseases and conditions that can cause a white coating (mucus) on your stool is explained below.

2. Acute gastroenteritis & dysentery.

Mucus helps trap and expel

white mucus strings in dog poop

white stringy mucus in stool