Stomach Aches
One of the most frequent complaints of students in the health office is a stomach ache. There are many reasons for a stomach ache, including excessive gas, indigestion, anxiety, and stress.
If you come to see me for a stomach ache I will likely ask the following questions:
- how long have you had the stomach ache?
- did you eat today? what did you eat?
- any nausea or vomiting?
- diarrhea?
99.9% of the time (in my unscientific research), stomach aches are nothing to be concerned about, they will go away with time. There is no medicine that I can give students at school for this. I can offer use of the bathroom and rest. Most likely, I will not send you home.
Often the cause is not eating (hunger), or eating junk food instead of nutritious food.