Noun: spastic colon 'spa-stik kow'lown
- Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhoea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
"Her spastic colon symptoms worsened during exam period";
- irritable bowel syndrome, mucous colitis, IBS
Derived forms: spastic colons
Type of: colitis
Encyclopedia: Spastic colon