BOWEL MOVEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowel movement mean? 

• BOWEL MOVEMENT (noun)
  The noun BOWEL MOVEMENT has 1 sense:

1. a euphemism for defecation

  Familiarity information: BOWEL MOVEMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOWEL MOVEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A euphemism for defecation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

bm; bowel movement; movement

Context example:

he had a bowel movement

Hypernyms ("bowel movement" is a kind of...):

defecation; laxation; shitting (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)

Domain usage:

euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)

 Context examples 

It's not important that you have a bowel movement every day.

(Constipation, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

You may also have cramps, bloating, nausea and an urgent need to have a bowel movement.

(Diarrhea, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Other symptoms may include painful bowel movements, and feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and sluggish.

(Constipation, NCI Dictionary)

Waste products the body cannot use leave the body through bowel movements.

(Digestive system, NCI Dictionary)

Sennosides irritate the lining of the intestine wall, thereby causing increased intestinal muscle contractions that lead to vigorous bowel movement and relief constipation.

(Ex-Lax, NCI Thesaurus)

It gets worse by the end of the day or during a bowel movement.

(Pelvic Support Problems, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Others may have: • Loss of appetite • Nausea and vomiting • Diarrhea • Dark-colored urine and pale bowel movements • Stomach pain • Jaundice, yellowing of skin and eyes

(Hepatitis, NIH)

They often result from straining to have a bowel movement.

(Hemorrhoids, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The material in a bowel movement.

(Feces, NCI Dictionary)

Constipation is when stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass and bowel movements occur less often than normal.

(Aganglionic megacolon, NCI Dictionary)