bowel

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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

She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The councillor also said she was particularly concerned for young women managing periods, as well as those with endometriosis - a condition which, among other things, can cause painful, urgent bowel movements or urination.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Persistent abdominal pain, blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, and lasting changes in bowel habits should not be ignored, particularly in younger adults who may assume they are too young to develop the disease.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Frenchy’s bowel scourer proved to be so fabulously potent that bottles of it spontaneously exploded in the jockeys’ room lavatory.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand