 [ Symptoms ] what does it mean when your feces is a goopy red discharge  okay i must admit i am concerned at this point  last week a i had a bad bought of diarrhea awful and a day later i started expelling a red goopy discharge instead of actual feces it stopped a day later and i had regular bowl movementsfeces today it started again no cramping or pain when going just this thick jelly like substance comes out i was told hemorrhoids can cause this but i am not sure  any one have any answers as to what this may be  please [ Disease ] that is very interesting because vicodin generic name is hydrocodone with acetaminophen contains a narcotic that normally causes drowsiness when a person reacts to a medication in the opposite way as expected it is called a paradoxical effect  some sleeping pills are well known for having a paradoxical effect on people keeping them wide awake all night long in general experiencing a paradoxical effect from medication is nothing to be concerned about it is not an allergy or anything like that it just indicates your body responds differently to that particular medication even if the hydrocodone controlled your pain you do not want to take a medication that causes you insomnia you might consider scratching hydrocodone off your list and requesting a different prescription pain reliever the next time you need one just let the doctor know how hydrocodone affects you there are plenty of other narcotic pain relievers to choose from wishing you well