Lesley posted this several years ago on this thread and I felt to repost because of it's importance. It's a definition of Mucoid Plaque...

"The phrase mucoid plaque is a term that I developed to describe complex glycoproteins secreted by the goblet cells, which create a gel-like, viscous and slimy mucus that forms as a layer or layers covering epithelium (inner lining) cells in various hollow organs, especially all the organs of the digestive canal. These include the stomach, small intestine and colon. Mucoid plaque seems to develop in the presence of acids, wherein the mucus is secreted and coagulates....

Mucoid Plaque is created by the body to protect itself when it is under attack from acids or toxic compounds, such as drugs (esp. aspirin and alcohol), salt, heavy metals, toxic chemicals, antigen-antibody complexes, microbial activity, the toxins produced by bacteria, yeast and parasites as well as solutions resulting from incomplete digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. And all of these substances have been found in mucoid plaque.....

Because most people in the Western World are in the habit of eating toxic, processed and high-protein foods (which are acid forming foods) with, and often in between every meal, bowel problems and mucoid plaque development are epidemic, along with gallstones, calcium problems, heart disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, mental and emotional problems, and related disorders. It is important to know that mucoid plaque seems to be the forerunner of many disease conditions.....

The bowel feeds every other organ, every tissue, every cell in our bodies. When the quality of that feeding is contaminated or inadequate, the cells and organs in the rest of the body will reflect that poor quality. A toxic bowel means toxic blood and lymph, toxic organs and cells, and distortions of DNA and body function."

Richard Anderson
Cleanse and Purify thyself