便べん通つう

noun

bowel movement; regularity of bowel movements

Commonly used in medical and health contexts to refer to the act or regularity of defecation. Often appears in phrases like 便通がある/ない (to have/not have a bowel movement) or 便通を整える (to regulate bowel movements).

• 最さい近きん、便べん通つうが不ふ規き則そくで困こまっています。

  Lately, I've been troubled by irregular bowel movements.

• 食しょく物もつ繊せん維いを多おおくとると、便べん通つうがよくなります。

  Eating a lot of dietary fiber improves bowel regularity.