Abdominal migraine
Attacks of moderate to severe abdominal pain, associated with vasomotor symptoms (such as flushing), and nausea and vomiting. There is NO headache associated with abdominal migraine attacks.
Symptoms last 2-72 hours and patients are without symptoms between episodes. This is almost exclusively seen in children. The abdominal pain is typically localized around the belly button or difficult to localize entirely. It is often described as a dull or sore quality and is typically of moderate to severe intensity. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or pallor. Most children with abdominal migraine will develop migraine headache later in life. There should not be signs of GI or kidney disease, or such disease must be ruled out by appropriate investigations before concluding symptoms are from abdominal migraine. Abdominal migraine is severe enough to interfere with normal daily activities.
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