If there is a question of possible contamination the blood may be held until the surgeon determines whether or not bowel contents are in the surgical field.

Meconium: The bowel contents of a baby at birth.

Delayed passage of bowel contents (slow transit) is the most common cause of constipation during pregnancy.

There is reported reduction of involuntary loss of bowel contents and increased ability to postpone defecation.

The direct (primary) symptom is a lack of control over bowel contents which tends to worsen without treatment.

The narrowing can force bowel contents into fissures and ulcers at the site, causing additional damage and narrowing.

A putrid miasma of blood, bladder and bowel content.

It is experienced as an inability or difficulty to empty the bowel at defecation, even if the bowel contents have already been excreted.

Intestinalbypass, a procedure in which the doctor creates a new pathway for the flow of bowel contents.