| bowel prep |
Usually needed before bowel surgery and certain diagnostic procedures. Consists of taking of a laxative such as Golitely or Fleet Soda - be prepared to live in the toilet for the next few hours after taking it!
Ãâó: www.ostomates.org/glossary.html
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| bowel sounds |
Gurgling noises made from normal movement of the intestines; these contractions are temporarily halted after surgery and/or anesthesia
Ãâó: urology.ucsf.edu/patientGuides/termsB.html
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| bowel |
the small and large intestines.
Ãâó: www.entocort.com/c/2000_living/2050_crohns_glossar...
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| bowel |
term used for both the large and small intestines.
Ãâó: www.theliverfoundationforkids.org/glossary.html
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| bowel bypass s. |
a dermatosis-arthritis syndrome that may occur one to six years after jejunoileal bypass, characterized by rash, malaise, myalgia, polyarthralgia, sterile skin pustules, and a flulike illness; it is probably caused by circulating immune complexes that include bacterial antigens resulting from overgrowth in the bypassed bowel.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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