Managing chronic stomach pain in children


By AGENCY

There are currently no guidelines on how to treat chronic stomach pain in children, with doctors prescribing treatments ranging from medicines to probiotics and dietary changes to psychological therapy. — Positive Parenting

Hypnotherapy and talking therapy are the best treatments for long-term stomach pain in children, a new study suggests.

Experts said that more needs to be done to make these therapies available for children and to tackle the “prejudice” linked to psychosocial treatments for abdominal pain.

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