If you have had abdominal surgery the supply of blood and food to their digestive tract is affected, which can lead to pain and abdominal fullness.Food poisoning, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s disease, which are all GI disorders.Abdominal distention, which can be caused by eating foods that are gas-producing and fatty.During this whole process gas is processed. It the food is not properly absorbed or digested it will travel to the large intestine and broken down by the bacteria that is present there naturally. Air finds it way and becomes trapped due to swallowing air while drinking, talking, and eating or consuming foods that do not digest well. Splenic flexure syndrome is caused by trapped gas in your gastrointestinal tract that will not go away. Upper part of abdomen may be tender to touch and appear distended.When tapping on your upper abdomen you may hear a drum like sound.Changes in the size and shape of your stool.Abdominal pain, which can be severe, last for several minutes, and recurs many times for weeks, even months and is usually located in the upper left abdominal quadrant.Bloating, which is the most common occurring symptom.Uncomfortable gas pains because of the air that is trapped in the colon’s flexure.Colon spasms, which are involuntary and are often extremely painful contractions of your lower digestive tract.Some of the symptoms associated with splenic flexure syndrome can include: Because of the close proximity to the heart some feel believe that they are having a heart attack. When a person’s splenic flexure syndrome flairs up they can experience pain in the upper left side of your abdomen.

Muscle spasms near the splenic flexture