Sticky Poop

The appearance of stool can indicate the health of your body. The size, shape, color, and consistencies of stool could be evidence of some specific conditions. Having sticky stool usually comes in two types—it may be black tarry or some greasy stool that floats. A tarry stool could indicate bleeding in the gut while a greasy stool may indicate malabsorption issues like food intolerance or pancreatitis. Therefore, knowing the characteristics of stool features could explain a lot about your overall health and functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

 

You may have a soft, sticky or pasty like stool, which may be due to; excess amount of soluble fiber in diet or at other times the presence of excess mucus. The mucus in stool mainly originates from the gut lining. A lot of mucus could indicate inflammation of lining of rectum or colon.

 

A sticky stool occurring due to excessive amount of mucus could mean inflammation of the gut and could be due to an infection by parasites like giardiasis or amoebiasis. Soluble fiber in food forms the residence for bacteria or flora found in colon though it can also help in aiding water retention in the stool, which can cause the formation of abnormal stool.

 

A sticky stool may adhere inside the lining of gut including the rectum, colon, and anus. This may stimulate the urge of opening the bowel repeatedly something, which makes you to strain as you generate pressure to dislodge the stool that has adhered to the rectal or anal passage.

 

Causes of sticky stool

Bilirubin, a substance produced by liver and transported through bile duct into gallbladder may cause the stool to appear sticky. Bilirubin is stored in bladder before it is released to intestines. When bile and bilirubin pass through intestines and mix with the floral or pathogenic bacteria present in the intestines, this can change the chemical nature of the stool including its color and consistency. A sticky tool may occur.

 

Food is the main culprit of having stick stool. When you consumer food with too much fat, this can hinder the storage of the food making it to be greasy and sticky. Usually excess dietary fat is not stored in body but eliminated as stool. This often makes the stool to be sticky or greasy. An individual should have the right amount of dietary fat, which often ranges between 20 to 35 percent of the entire daily calories intake.

 

Protein is digested in stomach where it is broken down under presence of hydrochloric acid. When there is increased level of acid that is necessary to digest protein, it can damage the stomach lining leading to bleeding and ulcer. The digested blood causes the stool to appear tarry and black. The damage of stomach lining could make the stool to appear sticky.

 

Proteins in diet need to be about a quarter of the total calories. If exceeded, the amount of protein may be able to cause sticky stool because of the harm caused on the stomach lining by the excess acid being produced to aid in the breakdown of the proteins.

Some individuals may not be able to process nutrients in food effectively. When you have food intolerance it may mean that if you have taken food containing either lactose or gluten, it is not processed properly. This may contribute to sticky stool, and that’s is why you see people who are lactose intolerance or have celiac disease tend to have symptoms like sticky stool.

 

Gluten is a protein found in grains like wheat, rye, and barley. Lactose is mainly found in milk and it is the milk sugar. Lactose may also be found to a lesser degree in cheese and yogurt.

Remedies for sticky poop

There are different ways you can cope with sticky stool. It is important that you deal with the cause of the sticky stool so that you prevent the problem. Often the cause is related to what you take, therefore, you may want to check the possible cause of having the greasy sticky stool and try to eliminate the food item responsible.

 

You may limit the intake of the food item thought to be causing the condition so that you do not compromise on your dietary needs. For example, you can increase the intake of fruits and vegetables since they help in keeping the gut healthy. Exercising is also important since it aids in digestion.

 

Drink adequate amount of water so that you enhance your digestion system. Avoiding stressful activities may also help. Try to eliminate foods that cause allergies and avoid over use of laxatives and drugs. The normal stool is usually brown, but when there is change in color, it may be a concern in many people. The change in color and consistency of stool may have little meaning but then at times, it could also be an indication of something serious.

 

Always talk to a doctor to help you understand the cause of the sticky stool and how you can deal with it. Sometimes, adjustment of your diet may resolve the issue. But at other times, if the sticky stool is occurring due to some disease that affects the functioning of the gut, then proper treatment may be needed.