A member asked:

Why do i get slight twinges in various parts of my abdomen sometimes? not pain, just little twinges?

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Peristalsis: The muscles in the gut contract to squeeze food and stool through the system. As it contracts and relaxes it moves around in the abdomen and can pull and tug at its attachments.

Answered 9/30/2014

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