April 26, 2012 — That anxious hospital emergency department (ED) visit to learn whether a child's belly ache is a sign of appendicitis increasingly involves computed tomography (CT) to render a ...

Researchers explored how the gut-brain axis may affect pediatric migraineurs. In a recent review, researchers analyzed the abdominal variants of migraine and functional abdominal pain disorders ...

Abdominal massage is a gentle, noninvasive treatment that may have relaxing and healing effects for some people. Many people use abdominal massage to treat a wide variety of health concerns, ...

Recurrent abdominal pain is a common childhood complaint, occurring in up to 40 percent of children and accounting for at least five percent of all pediatric office visits. RAP commonly is classified ...

Natural health practitioners believe belly massage can help improve the movement between your internal organs and other tissue in your body. It’s also thought to help ease stress and body tension.

October 20, 2010 (San Antonio, Texas) — Fructose intolerance or malabsorption is a common but often undetected cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children, but the problem can be effectively ...