ABDOMINAL PAIN

Symptoms | When to call | Homecare Advice

Symptom Definition

• Pain or discomfort located between the bottom of the rib cage and the groin crease.
• The older child complains of a stomachache.
• The younger child should at least point to or hold the abdomen

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• CONSTIPATION present and abdominal pain is mild
• DIARRHEA present and abdominal pain is mild
• URINATION, PAIN WITH present and abdominal pain is mild
• VOMITING present and abdominal pain is mild
• Crying and not sure what's causing it, see CRYING

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