Intestinal spasm is a paroxysmal strong contraction of the smooth muscle of the intestinal tube, also often called colic, its main symptoms: 1, paroxysmal abdominal pain due to abdominal shock, overeating or cold drinks, cold food and other triggering factors. The pain often occurs suddenly during the day or night, the attack time is irregular, the pain symptoms can be rapidly reduced and disappear on their own, without adverse consequences, most patients have a short duration of pain, most obvious around the umbilicus, the attack can have abdominal tenderness, after the end of the relevant examination without any positive signs. The pain is usually described as “gnawing sensation”, “aching sensation”, “cramping sensation”, and in a few patients, fainting may occur due to severe pain.
2, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea intestinal spasm attack sympathetic excitation, temporary blocking the passage of intestinal contents, proximal intestinal tube strong peristalsis, depending on the location of the spasm may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
3, many patients will have cold hands and feet, cold sweat, pale face and other symptoms due to pain or impaired blood flow during spasm.
Intestinal spasms can usually be relieved by themselves, and are usually treated with symptomatic antispasmodic pain relief, avoiding cold drinks, and applying heat to the abdomen. If you are often trapped by intestinal cramps, you should seek medical attention to find the cause and take appropriate measures to prevent it.