Explore Bowel through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like intestine or gut. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bowel meaning
- A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
- The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
- The (deep) interior of something.
Using Bowel
- The main meaning on this page is: A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. | The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. | The (deep) interior of something.
- Useful related words include: intestine, gut, internal organ, viscus.
- In the example corpus, bowel often appears in combinations such as: bowel cancer, irritable bowel, bowel syndrome.
Context around Bowel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bowel
- In this selection, "bowel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inflammatory, irritable, small, cancer, syndrome and disease stand out and add context to how "bowel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a functional bowel disorder whereby, a good bowel routine and bowel cancer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bowel" sits close to words such as archaeologists, barkley and britons, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bowel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
MR enterography provides non-invasive assessment of inflammatory bowel disease and small bowel tumors. (14 words)
Bowel cancer can form anywhere in the large bowel, including the colon and the rectum. (15 words)
After chemo, Rebecca had part of her bowel and 19 lymph nodes removed in April 2020. (16 words)
A more serious issue that can cause bloating involves the gut. If you have a history of digestive issues — such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or indigestion — Dr. Wider says that you may be prone to bloating after sexual intercourse. (41 words)
It has been documented that some people with celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease who are not conscious about the importance of strictly following their diet, choose to consume their trigger foods to promote weight loss. (39 words)
Withholding: They don’t want to have a bowel movement because they are busy, they are away from home or they fear having a painful bowel movement because of a history of constipation. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Oxaluria is increased in patients with certain gastrointestinal disorders including inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn disease or patients who have undergone resection of the small bowel or small bowel bypass procedures.
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Teams have plans to reach the community.
IBS is a functional bowel disorder whereby patients have recurrent abdominal pain/discomfort and a change in bowel habits brought on by certain foods.
Over-the-counter (OTC) laxatives may be helpful with eliciting a bowel movement and establishing a good bowel routine.
Some of the conditions Oshi treats include confirmed GI conditions, such as inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.
Still, your doctor needs to know if you are experiencing bowel leakage or any changes in your bowel habits, which may indicate a risk of colorectal cancer.
Withholding: They don’t want to have a bowel movement because they are busy, they are away from home or they fear having a painful bowel movement because of a history of constipation.
Bowel cancer – also known as colorectal cancer – can develop anywhere in the large bowel, which includes the colon and rectum.
Bowel cancer can form anywhere in the large bowel, including the colon and the rectum.
Genevieve Edwards, Chief Executive at Bowel Cancer UK, said: “Although bowel cancer is more common in the over 50s, it can affect people of all ages.
Bowel Cancer New Zealand communications manager Mary Bradley said bowel cancer was New Zealand's second-biggest cancer killer.
It has been documented that some people with celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease who are not conscious about the importance of strictly following their diet, choose to consume their trigger foods to promote weight loss.
MR enterography provides non-invasive assessment of inflammatory bowel disease and small bowel tumors.
The contents of the bowel are unsterile, and thus leakage of bowel contents, as from trauma, substantially increases the risk of infection.
Academics from the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust set out to examine bowel cancer rates following the introduction of the screening programme in England in 2006.
After chemo, Rebecca had part of her bowel and 19 lymph nodes removed in April 2020.
A 'healthy and fit' father-of-four is battling bowel after bungling doctors dismissed his stomach pain as an iron deficiency.
A more serious issue that can cause bloating involves the gut. If you have a history of digestive issues — such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or indigestion — Dr. Wider says that you may be prone to bloating after sexual intercourse.
Andrew, 37, said: “Every year, Norman and Libby Clark of the Crown hold a fundraiser and this year we decided on Bowel Research UK because of Alex.
An imbalance of gut microbiota can lead to gastrointestinal conditions (like irritable bowel syndrome), autoimmune and cardiometabolic conditions.
Phrases with bowel
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with bowel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: