How to Say ‘Have you had a bowel movement?’ in German
Hatten Sie Stuhlgang?
HAHT-ten zee SHTOOL-gahng
[HAHT-ten zee SHTOOL-gahng]
💬 Usage Tip: "Stuhlgang" is the usual medical/polite word for bowel movement. It sounds formal, which is exactly why hospitals like it.
🇩🇪 In Germany: After abdominal surgery in Germany, bowel function is monitored closely. Questions about urine and stool are routine and very important.
Phrase Breakdown
Hatten
[HAHT-ten]
did you have / have you had
Past tense of 'haben', used to ask whether something has occurred.
Hatten Sie heute schon Schmerzen?
Have you had pain already today?
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal form of 'you' used when addressing patients politely.
Hatten Sie Fieber?
Did you have a fever?
Stuhlgang
[SHTOOL-gahng]
bowel movement / stool
A polite medical term for passing stool.
Nach der Operation fragen wir nach dem Stuhlgang.
After the operation we ask about bowel movements.
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