bowel movements
Intestinal waste elimination
Bowel movements are the expulsion of feces from the body, or the feces themselves.
The term is clinical and euphemistic, preferred in medical contexts and polite conversation over blunter alternatives: The doctor asked about her bowel movements.
Often abbreviated BM in casual or clinical shorthand.
- fecesSolid digestive waste
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- loose stoolsWatery, unformed feces
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
defecation · rectum · peristalsis · colon · excrement · dietary fiber · fiber intake · intestines · colonoscopy · fluxes · Crohn's disease · chyme · elimination · discharge · passing gas · poop · gut health · bloating
- newborn healthApgar score, birth weight, head circumference, newborn screening, jaundice
- body reflexesreflex, reflexes, reflex actions, blinking, sneezing
bowel movementsurination
Releasing fluid waste
micturition · peeing · passing urine · sweating · respiration
bowel movementsvomiting
Expelling stomach contents orally
regurgitation · eating · ingestion · emesis · throwing up
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