Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ciwon ciki" yana nufin duk wani yanayin likita da ya shafi tsarin narkewa, wanda ya haɗa da baki, esophagus, ciki, ƙananan hanji, babban hanji (hanji), dubura, da dubura. Ciwon ciki na iya haifar da alamu iri-iri kamar tashin zuciya, amai, ciwon ciki, gudawa, maƙarƙashiya, da kumburin ciki. Wasu misalan na yau da kullun na cututtukan gastrointestinal sun haɗa da ciwo na hanji mai ban tsoro (IBS), cututtukan hanji mai kumburi (IBD), cututtukan gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), ulcers peptic, da rashin lafiyar abinci ko rashin haƙuri. Ana iya haifar da waɗannan yanayi ta hanyoyi daban-daban kamar cututtuka, kumburi, cututtuka na autoimmune, da abubuwan rayuwa irin su abinci da damuwa. Magani ga ciwon ciki yawanci ya ƙunshi haɗakar magunguna, canjin salon rayuwa, da kuma wani lokacin tiyata, dangane da takamaiman yanayin da tsananinsa.