Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
My wife's had this for years. She asked her doctor, who diagnosed them as idiopathic cramps. So far every doctor friend we've asked made the same diagnosis.
I've had an idiopathic heart issue since my early twenties (first time it was spotted). After seeing some specialists, it was determined that it was idiopathic and apparently not serious. The doc and I agreed that a good description was "rough idle", but otherwise I was OK.
He also defined "idiopathic" as it's used by medical pros as, "We don't know what's going on, or the cause. Apparently it's something unique to you, and we're not willing to admit we don't know exactly what it is".