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Is Your Childs Stomach Pain All in His Head? We all know there are times that kids seem to complain ___51 __ a stomach ache to get out of chores or going to school. Dont be so sure that the pain they 52 is all in their minds. Were learning more now about a condition 53 functional abdominal pain that is experienced by millions of kids every day. Like many teenagers, Kyle Brust makes it a point to do his homework as 54 as he gets home. Unlike most, Kyle often did his with a terrible stomach ache. In fact, the 55 often started while he was at school, but getting help there was getting harder. Some of my teachers wouldnt let me go, because Id asked so many times before and they thought I was trying to get out of __56 __ , says Kyle. Kyles mom Marilyn says she couldnt blame the _57 ___ After all, shed taken him to the doctor several times herself, and even they couldnt find anything _58 __ You know, youre running the tests and nothings coming up. So, is it in his head, is he just an extremely stressful child? Its just frustrating 59 were not finding any answers, says Marilyn. It turns out Kyle was suffering from a condition known __ 60 __ functional abdominal pain, that affects as many as one out of every ten kids in this country. Even __ 61 __ the cause of the pain may not be obvious, there are real consequences. It really does hurt, and these kids really do suffer, says Dr. Campo, MD at Nationwide Childrens Hospital. To help __ 62 ___, Campo is looking into a new approach. Hes conducting clinical trials of an antidepressant that changes the way the body handles a chemical called serotonin. In a preliminary study, Dr. Campo found that in about eight out of ten __ 63 __, the drug normally used to treat emotional pain worked to ease the pain in the __ 64 __ | 
