Abdominal cramps
• Abdominal cramps are the symptom of a vague but sharp increasing – decreasing (crescendo- decrescendo) pain that rapidly 
increases and then subsides.
• Abdominal cramps are sometimes referred to as colic pain.
• Abdominal cramps typically come from an irritation of the small intestine, colon or gallbladder.
Posted on October 17, 2008
