bowel

Example Sentences

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Several Manhattan private-school parents said another key to getting extra time—and unlimited bathroom breaks—is enlisting a gastroenterologist to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Nicky Edwards, clinical nurse specialist in pelvic health and the functional bowel service at Cardiff and Vale health board, said the service saw predominantly white women, meaning others could be suffering in silence.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Geeta said in the years following her injury she was "quite housebound to avoid the fear and the shame that comes with bowel incontinence".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Around 90% of patients with stage one bowel cancer survive at least five years.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

She had a perforated bowel that was slowly leaking bile into her abdomen and it threw her organs out of whack.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman