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Reduced (hypoactive) bowel sounds include a reduction in the loudness, tone, or regularity of the sounds. They are a sign that intestinal activity has slowed. Hypoactive bowel sounds are normal during sleep. They also occur normally for a short time after the use of certain medicines and after abdominal surgery.
As the name suggests, it is a condition that is characterized by a functional or mechanical obstruction of the intestine (or bowel). This leads to failure of the normal passage of digested products through the intestine.Picture 1 â Bowel Obstruction Picture. Source â wikimedia.org.igh-pitched sounds in the bowel can be an indication of this condition. However, bowel sounds can reduce and ultimately become silent in the event of significant bowel damage or a long-standing obstruction of the intestine. Early Paralytic Ileus is characterized by reduction or absence of bowel sounds.