How to Use bowel in a Sentence

bowel

noun
  • The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
  • They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
  • Lane called 911, but had a urine and bowel leak issue and left the restaurant.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The tissue can also spread to other parts of the body such as the bladder, bowels and even the lungs.
    Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The key to less foul-smelling poop is to have a quality bowel movement, Dr. Lee says.
    Jessica Toscano, SELF, 8 July 2022
  • For all of the following tests, the colon must be clean and free of stool matter, which requires at-home bowel prep.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
  • During this procedure, the patient does the full bowel prep to clean out their colon.
    Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Their heads are twizzling, their eyes bulging, their teeth ground to the gums, their bowels distended.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Lisa Marie died suddenly from a small bowel obstruction on Jan. 12 at the age of 54.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The bacteria can cause bowel damage and can spread through the blood to other organs, the FDA explains.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Parking yourself in a chair for hours on end is also thought to bring your bowels to a screeching halt.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Many of the cancers that were found to be among this unusually younger group were of the breast, trachea, lung, bowel, and stomach.
    Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
  • That may include the bladder, bones, bowel, liver, or lungs.
    Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Sadly, though, French has changed my vowels and endo has changed my bowels.
    Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Cronobacter infection may also cause bowel damage and may spread through the blood to other parts of the body.
    Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Loperamide is one popular over-the-counter option that helps slow down your bowel movements, per the NLM.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 23 Feb. 2022
  • In between wins, the 41-year-old jockey almost died earlier this year due to a blocked bowel.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Pope Francis, per the New York Post, had the left part of his colon removed during a three-hour surgery because his bowel had narrowed.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 June 2022
  • Many times a small bowel obstruction can resolve on its own.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Trying to get an elephant with explosive bowel habits up a hill is just one way of doing so.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
  • According to researchers, the study suggests the link is clearer for men, who have a higher risk of bowel cancer.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
  • About the same number had experienced bowel changes, such as loose stools.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The amount of fiber in plums makes this fruit a great pick to help encourage regular bowel movements.8 Try whipping up a plum puree for a tasty and healthy snack for your baby.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The four most common types are breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Another man fired back at Smith with a rifle, hitting him in the lower abdomen and bowel.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Moments later, a cannonball came whistling through the air, killing Erasmus in the middle of his last bowel movement.
    John Malathronas, CNN, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Newell’s use of medicines containing codeine over a period of time to relieve her pain caused damage to her bowel.
    Lucia Osborne-Crowley, refinery29.com, 26 July 2022
  • Most people have a bowel pattern that is regular for them.
    Ashley Martens, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • No real-life pachyderms were ever in bowel distress on the Babylon set.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Ibanez stepped up to the challenge to build eight-strings for the duo, heavily reinforced to handle the bowel-churning lows and jackhammer-like highs that are the band’s stock-in-trade.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022

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