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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
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| Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine |
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| Physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass |
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| Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain |
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| Expulsion of gas in the GI tract from a body orifice, especially the anus |
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| Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices |
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| Progressive, wavelike movements that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the GI tract |
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| Passage of fat in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it |
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