gang i maven

English translation: constipated

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Danish term or phrase:gang i maven
English translation:constipated
Entered by: dmesnier

11:47 May 22, 2017
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / discharge report
Danish term or phrase: gang i maven
Hi, I'm trying to verify the use of "gang" in the phrase. It's part of a physician's notes describing a hospitalized patient's current condition.

Thanks for your help.


Spiser og drikker sufficient, ikke gang i maven Abdomen blødt, uømt, nat. tarmlyde.
dmesnier
United States
Local time: 20:03
constipated
Explanation:
ikke gang i maven = constipated
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 01:03
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2constipated
Diarmuid Kennan
4upset stomach
Neil Paterson
4bowel movements
Nikolaj Widenmann


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
upset stomach


Explanation:
gang I maven means an upset stomach everything runs through, meaning many visits to the toilet.

Neil Paterson
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DanishDanish
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
constipated


Explanation:
ikke gang i maven = constipated

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 01:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Johnson: Absolutely - or no bowel movements
2 hrs

agree  Pernille Kienle: :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bowel movements


Explanation:
My understanding of "gang i maven" is that there are bowel movements.

Example: "Forstoppelse kan forebygges. Hvis du allerede er begyndt at døje, skal der måske kun få ændringer til, for at du kan få gang i maven igen og dermed få det bedre" (http://www.jordemoderforeningen.dk/nyhedsbreve/nyhedsbreve/n...

Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 19:03
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1
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