1 A doctor can often identify which nerve is pinched in the neck or lower back based on what portion of the patient's arm or leg is affected. 2  A pinched nerve in the wrist from carpal tunnel syndrome typically affects the thumb, index, and middle fingers.
It is never normal to have abdominal pain, to start with. And even less to have it regularly. Bowel movement after meals is relatively normal (of course, depending on frequency, intensity, etc.), as a consequence of something called the gastrocolic reflex. Your symptoms might suggest an enhanced/exaggerated gastrocolic reflex, that is not uncommon as part of, or in relation with, an irritable bowel syndrome.
A: Gastroparesis is the term used for sluggish emptying of food from the stomach into the small intestine. Normally, your stomach moves about half of an average meal into the small intestine within two hours after you eat, and about 90 percent within four hours. If you have gastroparesis, food stays in the stomach much longer. Nausea and upper abdominal pain are common symptoms. It may become difficult to keep a full meal down. People with serious cases may eat so little they become dangerously thin and malnourished.