spastic colon

1. 1.

   recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress

   Synonymsirritable bowel syndromemucous colitis

   Broadercolitis

Questions about spastic colon

What does spastic colon mean?

spastic colon means "recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress".

What is another word for spastic colon?

Close synonyms include irritable bowel syndrome, mucous colitis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.