Food Sensitivities & Stress: School Stomachaches, Headaches and Other Brain-Gut Syndromes

By Lisa M. Belisle, MD, MPH
Originally published September/October 2009, Parent & Family

Kids, school and stomachaches. You know the drill: morning rolls around and your child doesn’t want to get on the school bus, claiming his belly hurts. You keep him home, and he seems to recover, only to have the same thing happen again.

Then there is the recurring daily headache. Your child starts the day just fine, only to return in the mid-afternoon holding his head in pain. A visit to the doctor shows that nothing is wrong with his brain, but gives you no additional answers.