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BODY FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 5 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE, METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS Functions related to the digestive system b525 Defecation functions Functions of elimination of wastes and undigested food as faeces and related functions. Inclusion functions of elimination, faecal consistency, frequency of defecation; faecal continence, flatulence; impairments such as constipation, diarrhoea, watery stool and anal sphincter incompetence or incontinence. exclusion digestive functions (b515); assimilation functions (b520); sensations associated with the digestive system (b535).

b5250	b5251	b5252	b5253	b5254	b5258	b5259
Elimination of faeces	Faecal consistency	Faecal consistency	Faecal continence	Flatulence	Defecation functions, other specified	Defecation functions, unspecified
Functions of the elimination of waste from the rectum, including the functions of contraction of the abdominal muscles in doing so.	Consistency of faeces such as hard, firm, soft or watery.	Functions involved in the frequency of defecation.	Functions involved in voluntary control over the elimination function.	Functions involved in the expulsion of excessive amounts of air or gases from the intestines.

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