Spastic Colon
Pain, often acute and piercing in the lower abdomen is a common symptom.
Sometimes the pain passes quickly but can last for hours or even days
and relief comes with defecation.
Frequently, the onset of pain is associated with the passage of looser than normal stools, abdominal distension or swelling and an unsatisfactory bowel habit (defecating and immediately feeling the need to go again). Sometimes there is mucus and sometimes a frequency of bowel action. At other times, sufferers are constipated. Spastic colon is a debilitating and often chronic condition.
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