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bowel sounds, abdominal sounds, the noises made by the intestines, abdominal sounds, bowel sounds, made by the movement, the intestines, they push food, the intestines, hollow, bowel sounds, echo throughout the abdomen, sounds heard from water-pipes, majority, the bowel sounds, harmless, simply indicate that the gastrointestinal tract is working, abdominal sounds, evaluated by listening, abdomen, a stethoscope, auscultation, majority of bowel sounds, instances where abnormal bowel sounds provide valuable information, the health, ileus, the examiner is unable to hear any bowel sounds, listening, abdomen, indicates a lack of intestinal activity, many medical conditions, lead to this but it is important to evaluate it further, gas, secretions, intestinal contents, accumulate, rupture the bowel wall, hypoactive, bowel sounds, reduction, in the loudness, tone, regularity, the bowel sounds, indicate a slowing of intestinal activity, hypoactive bowel sounds, sleep, occur, short time, use of certain medications, after abdominal surgery, decreased, absent bowel sounds often indicates constipation, hyperactive, bowel sounds, heard, a stethoscope, hyperactive bowel sounds reflect an increase in intestinal activity, occur, diarrhea, after eating, abdominal sounds, always evaluated in conjunction, symptoms nausea, vomiting, presence, absence of bowel movements, gas, bowel sounds, hypoactive, hyperactive, abnormal symptoms, continued evaluation by a health care provider is important, absent bowel sounds after a period of hyperactive bowel sounds, significant, indicate that rupture, the intestines, strangulation, the bowel, subsequent death, necrosis, the bowel tissue, have occurred, most, the sounds hear stomach, intestines make, due to normal digestion, no need, concern, troubling symptoms occur, a doctor, use a stethoscope to listen to abdominal sounds, problem, many conditions, hyperactive, hypoactive bowel sounds, harmless, require no treatment, a list of more serious conditions, cause abnormal bowel sounds, hyperactive, hypoactive, absent bowel sounds, mechanical bowel obstruction, hernia, tumor, adhesions, similar conditions, physically block the intestines, blood vessel obstruction, its resulting tissue damage, blood clots, cause mesenteric artery occlusion, prevents the intestines from obtaining a proper blood flow, paralytic ileus, a problem, the nerves, intestines, reduced nerve activity, result from infection, overdistended bowel, trauma, bowel obstruction, vascular obstruction, chemical imbalances hypokalemia, hypoactive bowel sounds, drugs that reduce intestinal movements, opiates, codeine, anticholinergics, phenothiazines, general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, irradiation, the abdomen, radiation therapy, cancer, surgery, in the abdomen, reduced bowel sounds, 1 to 5 days, hyperactive bowel sounds, diarrhea, from any cause, emotional stress, crohn's disease, gi bleeding, ulcerative colitis, food allergy, infectious enteritis call health care provider, experience any symptoms nausea, vomiting, prolonged diarrhea, constipation, bleeding from rectum, not normal, medical history, a physical examination performed, medical history questions concerning abdominal sounds, have noticed any abdominal pain, have noticed any diarrhea, have noticed any constipation, have noticed any abdominal distention, have noticed any excessive, absent gas, flatus, have noticed any bleeding, rectum, black stools, physical examination, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, checked, careful abdominal examination, examination, a stethoscope, reveal abnormal bowel sounds, have gone unnoticed by the patient, diagnostic tests, various blood tests, abdominal x-ray, abdominal cat scan, endoscopy, imaging studies, many conditions, managed, health care provider's office, signs of an actual, impending emergency, hospitalization necessary, empty the bowel, done by placing a tube, the nose, mouth, stomach, intestines, nasogastric tube, suctioning the intestinal contents out, no fluids, food, taken by mouth, the intestines to rest, intravenous fluids, medications given to reduce symptoms, to treat the cause, specific medication depends on the situation, surgery needed immediately, diagnosed, want to add it.