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Defecation

Known as: Poop, Defecations, bowel habit 
The way the intestines work in terms of how often there are bowel movements, the ability to control when to have a bowel movement, and whether the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Anus DiseasesBowel care procedureBowel training (regime/therapy)Constipation

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defecation rhythm

Broader (1)

rectal function

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial Comparing LigasureTM and Harmonic ScalpelTM Hemorrhoidectomy
PURPOSEThe major problem after hemorrhoidectomy is postoperative pain. New techniques have been evolved to circumvent this… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Coloplasty in low colorectal anastomosis
PURPOSE: After resection of the distal rectum with a straight reanastomosis, poor bowel function can occur. This is felt to be… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Similar functional results after restorative proctocolectomy in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and mucosal ulcerative colitis.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Behavior and corticosteroid response of maudsley reactive and nonreactive rats in the open field and forced swimming test
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Pouch size: The important functional determinant after restorative proctocolectomy
Sixty‐seven patients with a J‐shaped ileoanal pouch were studied over a 2‐year period with regular recording of sphincter and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Attenuating effect of diazepam on stress-induced increases in noradrenaline turnover in specific brain regions of rats: antagonism by Ro 15-1788.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Eosinophilic granular cells (EGC) and histamine responses to Aeromonas salmonicida toxins in rainbow trout.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Home range use by Kloss gibbons (Hylobates klossii) on Siberut Island, Indonesia
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Assessment of the therapeutic value of an elemental diet in chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Thirty-four patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, 23 with ulcerative colitis, and 11 with crohn's disease… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Method of Testing for Complete Nerve Section During Vagotomy
reduced to a figLure as low as, or lower than, the best after gastrectomy. We at one time thought that the incidence of changed… 
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