The clinical presentations is largely dependant on the age of onset of the disease. The most frequent type is the childhood-onset one, which normally occurs in males between the ages of 5 and 10 and is characterized by failure to develop, seizures, ataxia, adrenal insufficiency and degeneration of visual and auditory function. In the adolescent-onset form, the spinal cord dysfunction is more prominent and therefore is called adrenomyeloneuropathy or "AMD". The patients usually present with weakness and numbness of the limbs and urination or defecation problems. Most victims of this form are also males, although female ...

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Adrenoleukodystrophy, Adrenoleukodystrophy - Symptoms, Adrenoleukodystrophy - Diagnosis, Adrenoleukodystrophy - Pathophysiology, Adrenoleukodystrophy - Treatment, Adrenoleukodystrophy - Famous patients

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In common constipation, the stool is hard and difficult to void. Straining may cause hemorrhoids and anal fissures. The abdomen may become distended and diffusely tender and crampy, occasionally with enhanced bowel sounds. While many feel that one should have a bowel movement every day, it may be completely normal to defecate once a week as long as this does not cause any other symptoms. This depends on ...

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Constipation, Constipation - Signs and symptoms, Constipation - Diagnosis, Constipation - Causes, Constipation - Treatment, Constipation - In art

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There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean oneself after using the toilet. A lot depends on national mores and local resources. The most common choice in the Western world is toilet paper, sometimes used in conjunction with the bidet; see toilet paper for a discussion of the many alternatives used through history and in different cultures. In most of Asia the custom is to use water rather than paper, traditionally the left hand is used for this for which reason that hand is considered impo ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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Bidets are common bathroom fixtures in some European countries (especially France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal), Latin America (especially Argentina and Uruguay found in approximately 90% of households), the Middle East and some parts of Asia (particularly in Japan). They may be installed both in private homes and hotels. In Japan, bidets are so common that they are often present in public toilet facilities. In Europe, the bidet is not normally used for cleaning the anus after defecation (which is done with toilet paper), but for optional supplementary was ...

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Bidet, Bidet - Usage, Bidet - Popularity, Bidet - History

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The key physiological difference between monotremes and other animals is the one that gave them their name; Monotreme means 'single opening' in Greek, and comes from the fact that their urinary, defecatory, and reproductive systems all open into a single duct, the cloaca. This structure is very similar to the one found in reptiles. In contrast to the single cloaca of monotremes, other mammals have separate openings for reproduction, urination and defecation ...

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Monotreme, Monotreme - General characteristics, Monotreme - Physiology, Monotreme - Taxonomy, Monotreme - Fossil monotremes

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A litter of kittens usually consists of three to six kittens. Born after approximately 63 days of gestation, kittens emerge in an amnion which is bitten off and eaten by the mother cat. For the first several weeks, kittens are unable to urinate or defecate without being stimulated by their mother. They are also unable to regulate their body temperature for the first three weeks, so kittens born in temperatures less than 27°C / 80°F are at risk for death from exp ...

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A crate can be used as an adjunct to housebreaking puppies. By instinct, most dogs do not want to defecate or urinate in their den -- in this case, the crate. The puppy is kept in the crate except during feeding time or during supervised play time. When the puppy comes out of the crate, he or she is taken to the "special area" and given encouragement to "go potty" or other predetermined voice command. When the puppy "goes potty" she or he is profusely praised. Until housebroken, the puppy ...

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Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt and China. In Roman civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Sir John Harington in 1596, though it took improvements in the Victorian era (likely spearheaded by Alexander Cummings rather t ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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If Doxepin is used chronically during pregnancy, the newborn may show a withdrawal syndrom with agitation, impared cardio-respiratory functions, disturbed urination and defecation. Caution should be exerted in treating pregnant women on a regular basis. Doxepin is found in significant amounts in the milk of lactating women. If therapy is necessary, lactation should be interrupted during treatment. ...

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Doxepin, Doxepin - Pharmacology, Doxepin - Toxicology, Doxepin - Indications, Doxepin - Contraindications, Doxepin - Precautions, Doxepin - Pregnancy and Lactation, Doxepin - Side-effects, Doxepin - Suicidal Patients, Doxepin - Drug Abuse and Dependence, Doxepin - Other remarks, Doxepin - Interactions, Doxepin - Dosage, Doxepin - Overdose, Doxepin - History

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Civilized Man is a 3,000 line Latin verse poem that gives proper advice on a wide range of social situations the typical medieval person may encounter in day to day life. Examples include: 'If you wish to belch, remember to look up to the ceiling.' 'Do not attack your enemy while he is squatting to defecate.' 'If there is something you do not want people to know, do not tell it to your wife.' 'Say thank you to your host.' 'Don't mount your horse in the hall.' 'If visitor ...

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Book of the Civilized Man, Book of the Civilized Man - The Poem, Book of the Civilized Man - The Poet, Book of the Civilized Man - Three themes

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The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered on a dressing table covered to the floor with cloth (toile) and lace, on which stood a dressing glass, which might also be draped in lace: the ensemble was a toilette. Alexander Pope in The Rape of the Lock (1717) described the intricacies of a lady's preparation: ‘And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd Each silver ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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The primary damage to colonies and stored honey caused by the small hive beetle is through the feeding activity of the larvae. Hives and stored equipment with heavy infestations of beetles have been described as a mess. A summary taken from various reports of damage caused by these beetles is listed below: Larvae tunnel through comb with stored honey or pollen, damaging or destroying cappings and comb Larvae defecate in honey and the honey becomes discolored from the feces Activity of the larvae causes fermentation and a frothiness in ...

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Small hive beetle, Small hive beetle - Life History of the Beetle, Small hive beetle - Damage to Colonies and Stored Honey, Small hive beetle - Control of Hive Beetles, Small hive beetle - Distribution, Small hive beetle - Sources

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In most states of the United States it is illegal to keep raccoons as pets. Many other states allow the practice, but require exotic pet permits. Young orphan raccoons and raccoons acquired from reputable breeders may make suitable pets; however, raccoons are not domesticated animals. Training raccoons is an intensive and ongoing process, and captive raccoons may retain destructive or aggressive natural behaviors, such as biting. Some douse their food in or defecate into the water dishes of other pets. Although nocturnal, captive raccoons can be trained to sle ...

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Toilet - Disposal. The connection made between toilets and dirt, or distasteful items, has led to them being also used to dispose of wedding rings, letters or critical reviews with which one disagrees (cf. Goethe's example). In this case the use is partly (and in many cultures very strongly) symbolic, as in most human cultures the places used to dispose of feces and urine have some connotation related to dirtiness or rejection. Toilet - Graffiti. For thousands of years, public toilets have been associated with graffiti, often of a transgressive, gossipy, or lowbrow hu ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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Symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain or discomfort associated with changes in bowel habits in the absence of any apparent structural abnormality. The pain is typically relieved by defecating. There appears to be an overlap of IBS with stress, chronic pelvic pain, fibromyalgia and various mental disorders (in a small minority). While no good explanation for this phenomenon exists, it does strengthen the view that there ...

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Irritable bowel syndrome, Irritable bowel syndrome - Features, Irritable bowel syndrome - Diagnosis, Irritable bowel syndrome - Diagnostic criteria, Irritable bowel syndrome - Differential diagnosis, Irritable bowel syndrome - Diagnostic tests, Irritable bowel syndrome - Pathophysiology, Irritable bowel syndrome - Treatment, Irritable bowel syndrome - Diet, Irritable bowel syndrome - Medication, Irritable bowel syndrome - Psychological and other, Irritable bowel syndrome - Epidemiology, Irritable bowel syndrome - Prognosis, Irritable bowel syndrome - Reference

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Raccoons can be kept legally as pets in some states of the United States. Raccoons bred by breeders or orphan raccoons raised by humans may make suitable pets; however, raccoons are not domesticated animals. Training a raccoon is an intensive and ongoing process, and the raccoon may still have behavorial problems like biting, destructive behavior, and messiness. Raccoons are nocturnal but most adapt to sleeping during the night and being awake in the day with training. Also, they often dip their food into the water dishes of other pets, or defecate into them, since raccoons usua ...

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Raccoon, Raccoon - Species, Raccoon - Behavior, Raccoon - Raccoons as pets, Raccoon - Literature

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According to William of Malmesbury, Ethelred defecated in the baptismal font as a child, which led St. Dunstan to prophesy that the English monarchy would be overthrown during Ethelred's reign. This story is, however, almost certainly a fabrication. Ethelred succeeded to the throne aged about 10 following the death of his father King Edgar and subsequent murder of his half-brother Edward the Martyr. His nickname "The Unready" does not mean that he was ill-prepared, but derives from the Anglo-Saxon unræd meaning "without counsel" or "indecisive". This is a ...

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TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are an Australian alternative rock band. An anonymous seven piece band from Melbourne, TISM first gained radio airplay with the single "Defecate On My Face". The single is typical of much of TISM's entire career. It was distributed in an LP sized cover, sealed on all 4 sides. TISM songs often appear to be offensive tunes of no redeeming value, they also have witty, sometimes dry humour that appeals to their fans. Their first and last performance was the 'Get Fucked' concert at the Duncan McKinnon Athletics Reserve in Springvale in late 1983, each subsequent gi ...

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TISM, TISM - History, TISM - Famous TISM incidents and non seqiturs, TISM - TISM Quotes, TISM - Discography

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They pair in high summer and defend a territory of around 30 square km. Breeding takes place in the cooler months. As the days shorten, males undergo hormonal changes, lose appetite and construct a rough nest in a semi-sheltered hollow on the ground from bark, grass, sticks and leaves. The pair mate every day or two and, every second or third day, the female lays a very large, thick-shelled dark green egg weighing about half a kilogram. The male becomes broody after about the seventh egg and begins sitting. From this time on, he does not eat, drink or defecate, and only stands to turn the eggs, whi ...

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Emu, Emu - Breeding, Emu - Adaptation, Emu - Reference

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This condition can be a symptom of injury, disease, foodborne illness or extreme excess of Vitamin C and is usually accompanied by abdominal pain, and often nausea and vomiting. There are other conditions which involve some but not all of the symptoms of diarrhea, and so the formal medical definition of diarrhea involves defecation of more than 200 grams per day (though formal weighing of stools to determine a diagno ...

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Diarrhea, Diarrhea - Causes, Diarrhea - Mechanism, Diarrhea - Acute diarrhea, Diarrhea - Chronic diarrhea, Diarrhea - Infective diarrhea, Diarrhea - Malabsorption, Diarrhea - Inflammatory bowel disease, Diarrhea - Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea - Other important causes, Diarrhea - Treatment of diarrhea

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Natural Urges

The last portion of the night being ruled by vata – involved in the process of elimination – dawn is the best time to eliminate the body's physical waste. Proper elimination also helping remove the kapha that naturally accumulates overnight.

Defecation once or twice daily is the best. Preferably not immediately after a meal. But urination then is wise. Examine your eliminations each morning and if you notice any disturbance indicating poor digestion, go on a fast. It will allow the body rest to correct the system before disease sets in. Never suppress the natural physical urges as elimination, hunger, thirst, sleep, sneezing, yawning, vomiting, flatus and ejaculation, for it will lead to discomfort and even disease.

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Due to the differences in where the urethra ends, men and women use different techniques for urination. Urination - Male urination. Because of the flexible and protruding nature of the penis, it is easy to control the urine stream. This makes it easy to urinate standing up, and most men urinate this way. But it is also possible to urinate sitting down on a toilet bowl. Some men prefer to urinate this way, and it also has the advantage that defecation can easily be done at the same time when sitting down. U ...

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Urination, Urination - Urinary System, Urination - Urination techniques, Urination - Male urination, Urination - Female urination, Urination - Length of urination, Urination - Social factors, Urination - Toilet training, Urination - Toilets, Urination - Clothing designs, Urination - Social transgressions, Urination - Alternatives to toilets, Urination - Animals, Urination - Urination fetishes

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