"My Tummy Hurts!".
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- PEVZNER, HOLLY
- Source
- Scholastic Parent & Child; Apr2013, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p52-56, 4p
- Subject
- School children
Gastric diseases
Gastrointestinal diseases
Virus diseases
Feces
- Language
- ISSN
- 10700552
The article focuses on the issue of stomach ache in children. About 31% of school children report having an upset stomach because they are stressed. Gas develops when there is air trapped in the stomach or in the lower abdomen. When a child pass loose stools three or more times a day, it is most often due to by gastroenteritis, a viral infection of the stomach and intestines.