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
Rates of depressive symptoms, loneliness and physical complaints such as headaches and stomachaches have also worsened.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key Takeaways New research suggests lactose intolerance can cause nightmares, possibly because of symptoms like stomachache that disrupt sleep.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 July 2025
Usually, salmonella means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.
—Mcclatchy Staff, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2025
During rare family reunions that my niece is enjoying, her wife will get a sudden stomachache, and there goes my niece, to lay down with her in a quiet room.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key Takeaways New research suggests lactose intolerance can cause nightmares, possibly because of symptoms like stomachache that disrupt sleep.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 July 2025
Usually, salmonella means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.
—Mcclatchy Staff, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2025
During rare family reunions that my niece is enjoying, her wife will get a sudden stomachache, and there goes my niece, to lay down with her in a quiet room.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachache
cramps
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The most common symptoms are diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of foodborne illnesses include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramps and fever, according to the CDC.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Stomachache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomachache. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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