Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Anxiety can cause stomach pain that feels like cramps, nausea, or heartburn. The brain and gut communicate through nerves, linking anxiety to stomach symptoms.

You’re fast asleep when a sudden, knife-like pain in your leg jars you out of dreamland. It’s a charley horse – sharp, relentless, and completely unexpected. But why do night cramps strike in the dead ...

Use heat: To soothe painful spots from the inside, sip warm pepper­mint tea, which has been shown to help GI symptoms. To ...