bowel

Example Sentences

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He said that it can also spread to surrounding structures, including the bowel and urinary tract, and is sometimes found outside the pelvis entirely.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"What should I eat?" is one of the most common questions people with inflammatory bowel disease ask their doctors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

When Dr Jonny Dillon found out he had bowel cancer at 49 he was shocked - not least because he is a doctor.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Northern Ireland is also the only UK region yet to lower the level at which traces of blood in a home screening test trigger further investigation to detect more bowel cancers early.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I had to flick on the bathroom lights fast so that no small shadow would take a baby shape, sometimes seated on the edge of the bathtub, its hopes for a bowel movement so exaggerated.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston