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
Physical symptoms can include headaches, stomachaches, and muscle tension.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
Most people get high fever, nausea, diarrhea, stomachaches and muscle stiffness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Tarnopolsky notes that downing creatine alongside a small portion of food may help prevent any stomachaches.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Just Symptoms or Real Sickness? Damages for many physical symptoms of emotional distress (headaches, insomnia, and stomachaches) are taxable.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
Most people get high fever, nausea, diarrhea, stomachaches and muscle stiffness.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Tarnopolsky notes that downing creatine alongside a small portion of food may help prevent any stomachaches.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Just Symptoms or Real Sickness? Damages for many physical symptoms of emotional distress (headaches, insomnia, and stomachaches) are taxable.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stomachache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachache
cramps
Noun
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Kansas Jayhawks freshman point guard Darryn Peterson, who played just five minutes in the second half of KU’s Monday season opener against Green Bay because of a recurring bout with cramps, practiced Tuesday night and again Wednesday.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stomachache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomachache. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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