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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

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

She said that she hadn’t had a normal bowel movement since she moved to the desert community, and that their skin was always dry and itchy from showering.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2023

The first, a 2019 study, tested umbilical cord blood for traces of acetaminophen and the second, published in 2020, measured acetaminophen in babies' first bowel movement.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2023

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




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