You wake up in the middle of the night with stomach cramps,
clutch a pillow and curl your body around it. That helps a
little and you go back to sleep. But in the morning, the pain is
still there. "Ouch, I have a stomachache!" you tell your mom or
dad. That's when the questions begin: Do you feel like you're
going to throw up? Has it been hard for you to go to the
bathroom lately? Did you have diarrhea in the night? Does it
hurt anywhere else? Does it hurt so much you can't stand up? Are
you worried about anything at school? Your mom or dad asks all
these questions because lots of different things could cause
pain in your belly or abdomen. Keep reading to find out what
belly pain is, what causes it, and what you can do to feel
better. All About the Abdomen When you get a pain in your
stomach, it might be an actual problem right in your stomach,
but not necessarily. Your abdomen is more than your stomach.
It's more than your intestines. It's the whole area between your
chest and your pelvic (hip) bones. Inside