bowel movement

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The analysis uncovered 21 regions of the human genome that influence bowel movement frequency, including 10 regions that had not been identified before.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

“Straining itself and bearing down like you are having a bowel movement over time can contribute to pelvic floor disorders like prolapse,” Vaccaro said.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

It is found in the first bowel movement a newborn baby makes after birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

However, things didn’t quite go to plan and Indigo became stressed and showed signs of meconium aspiration syndrome, which basically means he had a bowel movement inside of me and that became an emergency.”

From BBC • May 27, 2024

Whenever I ate these worms, whose skins were like those of miniature porcupines, my stomach would tighten in severe cramps, and I would have no bowel movement for days.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane