Stomach pain is a common complaint among children, yet C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, found that most parents have trouble understanding the cause and taking action on it.
About a quarter of parents said they believe their child’s stomach pain isIn cases in which the parents think the belly pain is caused by anxiety, 71% of them said they have attempted to discuss the source of anxiety with their child.Fifty-three percent of the parents said they do breathing and relaxation exercises, another 53% attempt to distract the child and 16% allow the child to skip school and activities, the poll found.
, who was also not involved in the poll, said she's had firsthand experience with how kids’ stomach pain can stem from emotional health concerns.Johnson’s son, who is neurodivergent, has struggled with stomach pain and reflux over the years, she shared with Fox News Digital. During a recent two-year period, he vomited twice per week because of reflux.
"His reflux and stomach pain are his stress ‘biomarker’ — it tells me when I am pushing him too hard to fit into the box."
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