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What does a 'boggy' small intestine mean? what could that be a condition of? ty!
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Boggy: usually we call boggy as loose or flaccid, lacking tone - in regards to the smooth muscle of the small bowl. A common condition of this is an ileus, immotility. If this is occurring there maybe a problem with the enteric system of the gut.
Answered 10/15/2015
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