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| Contractions that propel food the length of the GI tract. |
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| Semifluid material, mixes with digestive juices. |
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| Pressure is exerted to expel feces through involuntary contractions of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. |
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| Inability to expel hardened feces wedged in the rectum; caused by constipation. |
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| Increase in the nimber of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed stools. |
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| Inability to control the passage of feces and gas from the anus. |
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| Dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. |
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| Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) |
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| Measures microscopic amounts of blood in the feces. |
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| Black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. |
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| Short term action of emptying the bowel. |
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| Instillation of a preparation into the rectum and sigmoid colon. Stimulates peristalsis. |
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