You push so hard to get stool out that you end up tearing the skin at your anus. Anal fissures also happen with chronic diarrhea and after childbirth. Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels at the ...

In addition to feeling hard, the poop (stool) may be dry and lumpy. Hard poop can be difficult to pass and make bowel ...

You may also experience constipation, which may present as small, hard stool lumps ... which may contain blood or mucus. The severity of diarrhea and bloody stools will depend on the degree ...

Constipation is a concern if bowel movements are hard, infrequent, contain blood or mucus or seem to be causing pain. Diarrhea can be more difficult to detect because a baby's stool is naturally ...