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What's the cause of audible bowel sounds without bowel obstruction?

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Bowel sounds : Are normally audible. In bowel obstruction, they become hyperactive and high pitched at first, then absent when it becomes more advanced.

Dr Hoepfner agreed

Answered 4/10/2013

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