Abnormal bowel sounds

What it means

An anomaly of the amount or nature of abdominal sounds. Abdominal sounds (bowel sounds) are made by the movement of the intestines as they promote passage of abdominal contents by peristalsis.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category