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Bookmark or Share- Understanding How The Bowel Works - Bladder & Bowel CommunityThe bowel is part of our digestive system and it works to digest the food we eat, absorb the goodness and nutrients into our blood stream, then process and expel the waste that the body cannot use. The digestive system works by pushing food through the intestines which usually takes between 24 to 72 hours.
- Bowel disorders: symptoms, types, causes & treatmentTypes. Causes. Diagnosis. Bowel disorders include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, celiac disease, and others. They can affect the digestion of...
- Bowel Movement: What's Normal and How to Poop Better - HealthlineBowel movements (sometimes called BMs for short) are your body’s way of getting rid of waste that doesn’t have any use in the body. While it may not look like it, poop is about three-fourths water....
- Bowel Obstruction: Signs & Symptoms, Causes, TreatmentA bowel obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of your small intestine or large intestine (bowels). The most common causes include scar tissue forming after abdominal surgery, hernias and colon cancer.
- Large Intestine & Colon: Function, Anatomy & Location - Cleveland ClinicOverview. The large intestine includes the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. What is the large intestine? Your large intestine is part of your digestive system. It turns food waste into solid poop (stool) and drives the pooping process.
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