A 21-Year-Old Student With Stomach Pain, Distress, and Declining Academic Performance Heidi Moawad, MD March 13, 2026

https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/21-year-old-student-stomach-pain-distress-and-declining-2026a10006kn?ecd=WNL_casechlg_260405_MSCPREF_etid8239180&uac=148436CN&impID=8239180 A 21-Year-Old Student With Stomach Pain, Distress, and Declining Academic Performance A 21-year-old woman, a premed student with a formerly strong academic record, presents with a 3-month history of stomach aches and intermittent loss of appetite. She says she frequently experiences a sense of emptiness, heaviness, or discomfort of her entire abdominal area, with no localization.