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A bowel rupture is when part of the intestinal wall breaks usually either through trauma, such as a car accident, or disease which may cause the bowel to distend to breaking point. It is an extremely painful and dangerous thing to have occur and unless there is prompt surgery to repair the tear, death due to peritonitis and/or septicaemia are inevitable.
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Can you have a Bowel obstruction after a bowel resection?
Bowel adhesions or twisting can be common complications after bowel resection.
what is the definition of bowel incontinence?
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What is the bowel moment?
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Are bowel sounds present in peritonitis?
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What does peristalsing loops of bowel mean?
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What is the large bowel?
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Is ischemic bowel disease deadly?
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What is the twisting of the bowel?
what happens when a length of bowel becomes twisted on itself
