What is the medical term for...

[treasure]

What is the medical term for someone who has over eaten and gets bad lower abdomen cramps? Also, what is the term for when someone eats something that doesn't agree with them...(besides food poisening). Thanks!:wave:

 

[Ttttttttt]

Are you thinking of indegestion?

 

[TravisS]

maybe..I was think maybe along the lines of IBS but I don't know if you can get that if you over eat.

 

[Marzipan]

Yup, I think it's indigestion too - literally meaning "not-digesting" - it can be caused by over eating, drinking or gastroparesis (slow-digestion). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003260.htm


A food intolerance (not food allergy) is when some type of food irritates a person’s digestive system or when the gut is unable to break down that particular food stuff.


IBS is a general term for abnormal intestinal contractions/spasms that could be triggered by a variety of causes. They do say anyone with IBS should try a lactose free diet (food intolerance to dairy) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000246.htm