Health Conditions that Cause Mucus in Stool. A sudden onset of mucus in the stool, accompanied by urgent diarrhea, cramping, fever, and blood in the stool may be indicative of a bacterial infection. If you are having any of these symptoms, contact your physician immediately.
Atelectasis, or localized obstruction of the lungs that may result from mucus plug obstruction, can occur resulting to the collapse of a portion of the lungs. This is enumerated by the study published by Respiratory Care in September 2007.
4 out of 4 found this helpful. i thought i lost my mucus plug at 25 weeks but when i called in to the doctors office they said the mucus plug will be one giant glob that will stick together. i have had that snotty discharge since 25 weeks and am 28 weeks now.