Stomach ache

Common causes of stomach ache

Use these links to get an idea of how to ease the most common causes of stomach ache. See a GP if you're worried.

How a pharmacist can help with stomach ache

A pharmacist can:

• help you find out what's causing your stomach ache
• suggest a treatment
• recommend medicines for constipation and indigestion

See a GP if:

• the pain gets much worse quickly
• the pain or bloating won't go away or keeps coming back
• you're losing weight without trying to
• you suddenly pee more often or less often
• peeing is suddenly painful
• you bleed from your bottom or vagina, or have abnormal discharge from your vagina
• your diarrhoea doesn't go away after a few days

Other causes of stomach ache

Don't self-diagnose – see a GP if you're worried.