Table II.

Percentage of Mothers Endorsing Each Item as a Probable Remedy for Their Children’s Abdominal Pain at Initial Assessment

Remedies	UP (n = 98)	PD (n = 55)
Physical remedies
Medicine to reduce acid or gas	31.6	30.9
Medicine for healing inflammation of the stomach or GI system	27.6	40.0
Change in diet	26.5	29.1
Medicine to help digestion or settle the stomach or intestines	26.5	29.1
Eating more slowly	16.3	18.2
Getting more exercise	12.2	7.3
Remembering to try to have a BM	9,2	5.5
Laxatives	5.1	1.8
Painkiller medicine	3.1	1.8
An operation or surgery	0.0	0.0
Psychosocial remedies
Knowing how to relax and not get worried or tense	53.1	41.8
Less stress	43.9	45.5
Not putting pressure on him/herself	35.7	38.2
Doing regular activities even when not feeling well	20.4	12.7
Learning not to be so sensitive to pain; learning to ignore it	20.4	12.7
Counseling	18.4	12.7
Family members getting along better with each other	14.3	20.0
Better relationship with kids at school	8.2	10.9
Famiiy members giving him/her less attention when he/she is feeling bad	7.1	1.8
Having a different teacher at school	4.1	5.5