Dr. Mallory C. Mandel (Pediatrics): A 16-year-old girl was admitted to this hospital because of abdominal pain. The patient had been in her usual state of health until 4 weeks before the current ...

Stomach cramps often result from gas, indigestion, or constipation. Seek medical help for cramps with vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. Excessive gas causes cramps after eating gas-producing foods like ...

Depending on the underlying virus, the stomach flu can cause symptoms that last for up to a few days at a time. Abdominal pain is a common symptom of stomach flu, but it’s unlikely to last beyond ...

Gas, indigestion, and stomach viruses are common causes of upper stomach pain. In more severe cases, it can indicate appendicitis, bowel obstruction, or peptic ulcers. Not all pain feels and acts the ...

When buildings, land, apparatus, equipment and other assets are included as part of EMS departments, the agencies are multimillion-dollar organizations. Thus, they are businesses, and they must be ...

Some pain relief medications – or “painkillers” – are safe to take when a person has a stomach ulcer. However, some pain relievers may make an ulcer worse. Stomach ulcers are sores on the lining of a ...