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Written by the Relief Team · Pediatrics

Pediatric Migraine: The Abdominal Warning

In children, migraines often present as recurrent stomach pain, vomiting, and extreme paleness — without any head pain. These Abdominal Migraines are frequently misdiagnosed as school stress or stomach flu.

Why It Matters

Abdominal migraines are often precursors to standard adult migraines later in life. Since children often lack vocabulary to describe neurological pain, tracking activity levels and gastrointestinal events is the best path to early diagnosis and treatment.

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