Milky white mucus on the stool is clinically known as mucus stool, which may be a normal physiological phenomenon, or it may be pathologic factors such as intestinal inflammation, dyspepsia, intestinal tumors and so on. 1. Physiological factors: Under normal circumstances, the intestinal mucosa will secrete a small amount of mucus to lubricate the intestines and promote the discharge of stool. If you eat a lot of cold, spicy and other stimulating foods or fried foods that are difficult to digest, or there are overeating and other poor dietary behavior, it will stimulate the intestinal mucosa, resulting in increased mucus secretion may appear on the stool with milky white mucus. At this time, the patient’s stool properties are generally normal, no blood, pus and other changes, the patient will not have obvious abdominal discomfort, usually can be gradually relieved after improving lifestyle habits. 2. Pathological factors: mainly intestinal diseases, such as enteritis, dyspepsia, intestinal tumors, may stimulate the intestinal mucosa, resulting in increased secretion of mucus, so that there is a milky-white mucus on the stool. At this time, patients may also be accompanied by abdominal pain and bloating, diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting and other discomforts, and some patients may also have bloody stools, mucous pus and blood stools. If the patient has long-term or repeated presence of milky white mucus on the stool, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner to identify the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment to avoid delays in the condition.