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Article: Stress that strikes you in the stomach.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- November 1, 1992
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Sixteen-year-old Warren is a skilled tennis player who's always enjoyed good health. But for the past few months, as he's been preparing for college entrance exams, he's been plagued with alternating episodes of constipation and diarrhea.
Jill, an energetic and outgoing sophomore, has just moved to a new school. Although she likes the school, the cafeteria food gives her heartburn.
Fifteen-year-old Adam, one of the best students in his class, found out he has an ulcer -- right after he found out his parents were splitting up.
Besides stomach problems, what do these students have in common? Something we all have: stress. Stress refers to ...