Spastic colon

Introduction: Spastic colon

Description of Spastic colon

Spastic colon (medical condition): It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic...more »

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Pain-predominant IBS:
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Spastic colon: nonspecific term used to describe symptoms such as abdominal pain, flatulence, and alternating diarrhea with constipation; thought to reflect increased muscular function of the colon.
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Spastic colon: recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress.
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Spastic colon as a Disease

Spastic colon: Another name for Pain-predominant IBS (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pain-predominant IBS
  »Symptoms of Pain-predominant IBS
  »Causes of Pain-predominant IBS
  »Treatments for Pain-predominant IBS

Spastic colon: Related Diseases

Spastic colon: Spastic colon is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Chronic digestive conditions
• Pain conditions
• Digestive conditions

Causes of Spastic colon

Some of the causes of Spastic colon are included in the list below:

• This disorder often occurs after an accident or during an illness that has caused genuine pain, which then takes a life of its own

Read more about causes of Spastic colon (Pain-predominant IBS)

Symptoms of Spastic colon (Pain-predominant IBS)

Some of the symptoms of Spastic colon incude:

• Patient usually presents with regular symptoms of IBS but the main focus of attention is the pain. The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning. It can last as short as a few days, to as long as many years.

Read more about symptoms of Spastic colon (Pain-predominant IBS)

Treatments for Spastic colon (Pain-predominant IBS)

Treatments for Spastic colon (Pain-predominant IBS) include:

• Dietary modifications
• Soluble fiber improves global symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and also reduces pain
• Stool softeners
• Laxatives
• Antispasmodics

See full list of 7 treatments for Spastic colon

Treatment of Spastic colon: For more treatment information about Spastic colon, see treatment of Pain-predominant IBS (Spastic colon)

Spastic colon as a Symptom

Spastic colon (symptom): Another name for Irritable bowel syndrome.
  »Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome
  »Causes of Irritable bowel syndrome

Spastic colon (symptom): A chronic non inflammatory disease with a psychophysiologic...more »

Spastic colon (symptom): Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder of the intestines that leads to crampy pain, gassiness, bloating, ... (Source: excerpt from Irritable Bowel Syndrome: NIDDK)

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a problem that affects mainly the bowel, which is also called the large intestine. The bowel is... (Source: excerpt from IBS: NIDDK)

More information on symptom: Irritable bowel syndrome:

• Irritable bowel syndrome

Terms associated with Spastic colon:

Terms Similar to Spastic colon:

• irritable bowel syndrome

Source - CRISP

• irritable bowel syndrome
• mucous colitis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Spastic colon

• colitis
• inflammatory bowel disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Spastic colon

The following list attempts to classify Spastic colon into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• colitis,inflammatory bowel disease
• inflammation,redness,rubor
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

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