Does Growth Pain Cause Abdominal Pain?

Medically, there is a phenomenon known as ‘growth pain,’ as well as abdominal pain referred to as ‘gastrointestinal growth pain.’ This is typically not a disease but a normal physiological phenomenon during a child’s growth and development. This pain may be caused by a disorder in the autonomic nervous system, leading to an imbalance in the excitation and inhibition of intestinal nerve walls, resulting in strong contraction of the intestinal smooth muscles and causing pain.
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