Acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital. The study also suggests that physicians should do a simple ...

What Are the Symptoms of Abdominal Epilepsy? Little is known about abdominal epilepsy because of it's rarity.. With abdominal epilepsy, it's thought that seizures occur that primarily affect the ...

A 12-year-old female was sent by her pediatrician to the emergency department for investigation of severe suprapubic abdominal pain that radiated to her lower back. She reported that the pain had ...

Abdominal pain is a common woe among children, with studies indicating that up to 10-20% of youngsters experience recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) during their formative years. Recurrent Abdominal Pain ...

Abdominal pain is the leading reason for emergency room visits among children aged 5 and older. A doctor explains when an ...

Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...

We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

Worried single mother consoling her little girl who is having stomachache at home. Experts discuss the clinical features of, treatments for, and need for further research on the topic of abdominal ...

The stomachache people look with some envy at the headache people. “For some reason people respect headaches,” said Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo, a leading pediatric gastroenterologist and a professor of ...

A 7-year-old boy with no underlying conditions is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother for fever, sore throat, abdominal and neck pain, and rash. These symptoms started 6 days ago.