Tummy Aches The words "my belly hurts" have a way of striking terror in the hearts of parents. They immediately imagine their child being rushed into the operating room with a ruptured appendix or other emergency. However, most belly pain in children has no identifiable cause. This is even the case for children who complain of belly pain on a regular basis, a syndrome that many doctors refer to as recurrent abdominal pain (RAP).
Baby Fact Sheet Colic When your baby has long crying spells and seems to have a tummy ache
Crying Babies Can't figure out why your baby is crying so much? Your baby may have gas pains (a.k.a. colic) from upset digestion. In fact is is quite common for newborns to have this problem. This web site is devoted to helping parents resolve their newborn's colic.
Tummy Aches Children frequently complain of tummy aches. Some of the signs that doctors look for to decide whether to do testing include weight loss, fever, diarrhea or vomiting, awakening at night with pain, joint pain or rash, lack of growth, not going into puberty at an appropriate age and family history of conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
