stomachache
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But like a stomachache from too much candy, the pain was short-lived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
It sounds like a recipe for a stomachache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Anadith reported vomiting and then a stomachache to the health provider, who failed to contact an on-call physician, the report showed.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
She complained of a stomachache, nausea and difficulty breathing.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
But for the past week, Gogol has been in bed, just like his mother, listless, without appetite, claiming to have a stomachache, even vomiting one day into his mother’s pink wastepaper basket.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Perhaps that’s why I’ve held on so tightly to a bit of wisdom that my mom gave me when I was a kid plagued by stomachaches.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2023
On the other hand, eating them uncooked can cause nausea, stomachaches and other digestive problems.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom described himself as an unhappy elementary school student: “I couldn’t read, and I was looking for any way to ditch classes. I’d fake stomachaches and dizziness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Other manifestations that connect mental and physical symptoms include backaches, headaches and stomachaches, which all “tend to accompany psychological stress, anxiety and worry about the future,” Lowe says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2022
Strange because we had gone to bed with headaches and stomachaches, and Patch crying the way he had while Maggie walked away to Galway port.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
