as in cramps
abdominal pain especially when focused in the digestive organs
all that fried food gave me a stomachache
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Recent Examples of stomachache
Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Symptoms can vary from person to person, but common ones are hard or lumpy stool, stomachache and nausea.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Soon, Disley learned that Chewy was in the nurse's office frequently — sometimes three times a day — due to headaches and stomachaches.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Symptoms can vary from person to person, but common ones are hard or lumpy stool, stomachache and nausea.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Soon, Disley learned that Chewy was in the nurse's office frequently — sometimes three times a day — due to headaches and stomachaches.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachache
cramps
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After two riveting semifinals, in which Alcaraz managed cramps and a rising Alexander Zverev to win in five sets, before Djokovic stunned Jannik Sinner with a crashing baseline performance, fate has delivered a simple equation.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Symptoms often include diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps and vomiting, typically appearing within six hours to six days after exposure, according to the CDC.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Stomachache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomachache. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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