bowel movement
Americannoun
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bowel movements
plural
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the evacuation of the bowels; defecation.
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excrement from the bowels; feces.
noun
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the discharge of faeces; defecation
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the waste matter discharged; faeces
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The findings also suggest a meaningful biological connection between bowel movement frequency and IBS, a condition that affects millions of people worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
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
“A lot of people are obsessed with the concept of having a bowel movement every day, and it does not have to be every day.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
"My main goal is to spread awareness because Crohn's doesn't necessarily mean that you've got to have poor bowel movement," she says.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
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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