Meaning of faeculent | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of feculent.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“She had several thin and faeculent stools, not like⟳ rice water, and had vomiting.”

“If the fluid is faeculent it will be a yellow-brown colour and smell⟳ of faeces.”

“If vomitus is thicker and foul-smelling (faeculent), a more distal obstruction is likely. This change⟳ to faeculent vomiting usually takes place⟳ gradually after about 24 hours of complete⟳ obstruction and is often an indication for urgent operation. The term faeculent vomiting is something of a misnomer as it comprises putrefying altered small bowel contents rather than faeces.”

“The increase⟳ in intestinal secretions also leads to abdominal distension, reverse peristalsis and eventual vomiting of faeculent matter⟳.”

“Blood or faeculent material: continual staining of the ascitic fluid with fresh blood or any staining with faeculent material may indicate⟳ puncture of a vessel or viscus.”

“Note⟳: the only time you will see⟳ faecal (i.e. true faeces), as opposed to faeculent (i.e. foul looking), vomiting is in patients with a gastrocolonic fistula ... or coprophagia.”

“Vomiting: ‣ In jejunal obstruction, it is early and persistent. ‣ In ileal obstruction, it is recurrent occurring at an interval; initially bilious later faeculent.”

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