What can cause my stool to be orange in color and not be solid, just small pieces?

? Irritable bowel: Orange jelly-like stool often means that the mucous lining of your intestines is sloughing off and getting mixed in with your bowel movements. The common cause of this is irritable bowel syndrome. In IBS--a very common condition among us highly-stressed folks who maybe are not eating the healthiest diet--the body can alternate between constipation, normal bowel movements, and diarrhea.