Johnny Galecki

Scientists are not these guys in lab coats deep in the inner bowels of universities and hospitals with their Bunsen burners. They're the people molding the culture that we live in, the future of our culture, and the technology we rely on every day.

American Actor

Ann Nocenti

Rotgut was, to me, just this way to get into the underground of Manhattan where you have these little pockets a villain could rise from; a rot in the bowels of Manhattan. It led to these stories that were just very creepy.

American Journalist

Paul Ryan

We see ourselves in the House as sort of the engine room of the ship of the Republican Party. We're down in the bottom... in the bowels shoveling coal into the furnace. And, by the way, there's nothing wrong with coal.

American Politician

John Harvey Kellogg

Is God a man with two arms and legs like me? Does He have eyes, a head? Does He have bowels? Well I do, and that makes me more wonderful than He is!

American Businessman

Irving Kirsch

I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma.

American Educator

Peter Bergman

We lived in the bowels of New York City. It was a struggle just to survive. This nice suburban kid hadn't had to do much of that before.

John Calvin

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

French Theologian

Alison Goldfrapp

I love entering the bowels of the cinema and immersing myself in another world.

English Musician

Jessica Simpson

To be honest, bread constipates me, and I like to have my daily bowel movement.

American Musician

Dion Dublin

I lost my mum to breast cancer and my dad has beaten bowel cancer.

Usually used in medical or health discussions, often relating to diet, illness, or surgery.

Health Context

Talking about bowels can be personal; it's usually more private unless the context is clinical or educational.

Sensitive Topic

Bowel can refer to the guts of animals too, especially in veterinary or biological contexts.

Not Just Humans

Bowel can be used metaphorically to mean the deepest or most central part of something.

Metaphorical Use

In literature, 'bowels of' can evoke mystery or convey the hidden aspects of a place.

Literary Flair

Use it to talk about under the surface of the earth, as in mining or geology.

Geographical Depth

 or inflammatory bowel disease have a higher risk of having anxiety or depression. I think this is good information to share, because many people will think, "I have this gut thing, and maybe I also have this mental health thing." And maybe -- because science is not clear on that right now -- it's really just that the brain is feeling sympathy with their gut.

The surprisingly...

 you can elevate your feet on a stool and lean forwards with a straight back, which straightens the anorectal angle and eases the passage of waste. Going a day without a bowel movement isn’t necessarily cause for alarm. But if you are experiencing chronic constipation, simple dietary and lifestyle changes, like fibrous vegetables,

What causes constipation?...

 they contain chlorophyll and really oxygenate your blood. And anybody who's done school biology remembers that chlorophyll and chloroplasts only make oxygen in sunlight, and it's quite dark in your bowels after you've eaten spinach. Next, we need proper science, proper evidence. "Red wine can help prevent breast cancer."

Ben Goldacre: Battling...

 At best, you might lose a few pounds on a cleanse, because you aren't eating much. At worst, you could go into starvation mode. You could throw off your electrolyte balance, not to mention disrupt your intestinal flora and bowel function. Clearly, having a healthy liver is extremely important.

A cleanse won't detox...

 For most humans, farts are a welcome relief, an embarrassing incident, or an opportunity for a gas-based gag. But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation,

The world’s most...

 And instead of a system which is owned by a government, and hidden in the bowels of government, let's build an early detection system that's freely available to anyone in the world in their own language. Let's make it transparent, non-governmental,

Larry Brilliant: TED...

 The tunnel guards are in danger of being overrun. Deep in the bowels of the nest lives the termite queen. If she is killed, the entire colony will die out. She must be protected,

Defending the ant nest...

 they're the bowels of one of the world's largest and most polluted cities where disease runs rampant and the stench is sickening human excrement toxic waste

Sewer Diver Loves His...

 How often do you poop? You might have heard you should have a bowel movement once a day. But the truth is that if you poop anywhere from three times a day

Why you shouldn't worry...

 they're the bowels of one of the world's largest and most polluted cities where disease runs rampant and the stench is sickening human