For the layman, stomach pain refers to pain anywhere below the ribs to above the pelvis, but for doctors, it means pain just below the left ribcage, which is where the stomach is located. — 123rf.com
Most of us associate any pain in the abdominal area as stomach ache. But is it really a stomach ache?
“Stomach ache is a common complaint by patients, so much so that it is quite dangerous for us clinicians when we hear this, as it can mean 101 possible things.
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