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Abdominal Cramp
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Abdominal Cramp
Pain in the abdomen caused by spontaneous contractions of muscles. Can happen anywhere in the abdomen where muscles are stretched or strained.
Symptom classification
Body areaTrunk
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
50- Acute Gastrointestinal Perforation
- Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
- Adnexal Torsion
- Amebiasis
- Anisakiasis
- Ascariasis
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Bezoars
- Campylobacter Infections
- Carbohydrate Intolerance
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Clostridial Intra Abdominal Infections
- Clostridium Difficile Induced Diarrhea
- Clostridium Perfringens Food Poisoning
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cyclosporiasis
- Cystinuria
- Dehydratase Deficiency
- Diverticulosis
- Duodenal Atresia
- Duodenal Obstruction
- E coli Infection
- E Coli O157 H7 Infection
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Entamoeba Histolytica
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastroenteritis (Drug-Related)
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- High Alimentary Tract Obstruction
- Hypokalemia
- Ileus
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Intussusception
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Colitis
- Isosporiasis
- Lactose Intolerance
- Lead Poisoning
- Listeriosis
- Noncholera Vibrio Infections
- Shigellosis
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Threatened Abortion
- Trematode Infections
- Trichinosis
- Urinary Calculi
- Vitamin E Toxicity
- Whipples Disease