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  2. Abdominal pain - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues. Since the abdomen contains most of the body's vital organs, it can be an indicator of a wide variety of diseases.

  3. Pain management in children - Wikipedia

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    Chronic pain is present for long periods and is characterized as mild to severe. Chronic pain is also described as the pain experienced when the child reports a headache, abdominal pain, back pain, generalized pain, or a combination of these. Chronic pain can develop from disease or injury and co-occur with acute pain.

  4. Acute abdomen - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the use of opiates or other pain medications in patients with an acute abdomen has been discouraged before the clinical examination because of the concern that pain medications may mask the signs and symptoms of the condition and therefore may lead to a delay in diagnosis. However, the scientific literature has shown that early ...

  5. Is your stomach pain from appendicitis? At-home tests to see ...

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    One 2019 study confirmed acute appendicitis in 70% of children with abdominal pain who had worsening symptoms after jumping. Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is most common in people in their ...

  6. When to worry about stomach pain - AOL

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    Fever with abdominal pain may be a sign of an infection. Vomiting, while common in a self-limited gastroenteritis is a cause for concern if it persists more than 12 hours, and you can't keep any ...

  7. Gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Some bacterial infections cause severe abdominal pain and may persist for several weeks. [19] Children infected with rotavirus usually make a full recovery within three to eight days. [20] However, in poor countries treatment for severe infections is often out of reach and persistent diarrhea is common. [21]

  8. 12 Things You Should Know About Stomach Flu in Children - AOL

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    Classic stomach flu is called gastroenteritis. It is caused by a family of viruses that attack the lining of the gastrointestinal (or GI) tract and can cause vomiting, diarrhea and fever.

  9. Enteritis - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] The disease tends to be less severe in developing countries, due to the constant exposure which people have with the antigen in the environment, leading to early development of antibodies. [12] Rotavirus is responsible for infecting 140 million people and causing 1 million deaths each year, mostly in children younger than five years.