as in cramps
abdominal pain especially when focused in the digestive organs
all that fried food gave me a stomachache
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Sonny Fouts, 71, has had a headache, stomachache and trouble sleeping since seeing news reports that the 37-year-old ICU nurse had been fatally shot by ICE agents Saturday, the vet and retired musician told People.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
These can include physical symptoms such as headaches or stomachaches.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Then Paola and Elizabeth became ill – fever, stomachaches, vomiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
These can include physical symptoms such as headaches or stomachaches.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Then Paola and Elizabeth became ill – fever, stomachaches, vomiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachache
cramps
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The most common symptoms of salmonellosis include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The cramps that felt sharper, deeper, more consuming than what friends described.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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“Stomachache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomachache. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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