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

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

There are several types of these tests, which require a sample of a bowel movement that is tested for blood or DNA markers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

In case of an inmate bowel movement that yielded some “prize,” he was to call a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover