Abdominal cramps can result from causes like muscle strain and gas. But you can also have spasms in your stomach or intestines as a symptom of another condition, including irritable bowel syndrome ...

Stomach spasms occur when muscles in the stomach or intestines contract. We look at 10 common causes of muscles spasms, and more, here.

Spastic bowel IBS isn’t life-threatening, and it doesn't make you more likely to get other colon conditions, such as ulcerative colitis , Crohn's disease, or colon cancer.

An esophageal spasm occurs when the esophageal muscles contract abnormally. (These muscles are located in the esophagus, the ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is real, and it is extremely common, ... In the past, the condition was called colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, nervous colon or spastic bowel.

An esophageal spasm is the sudden, abnormal squeezing of the food pipe (esophagus) -- the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Doctors are not sure what causes esophageal spasms ...

These painful spasms may be caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Two in three people with IBS are women—and scientists are still investigating why. Photograph by CNRI/Science Photo Library.