Calhoun, 65, said he had had a gastric problem.
For instance, just focusing on the vomiting (39), made the GP think of a gastric problem and delayed the diagnosis of an obstructed hernia.
Abdominal pain is a condition caused by a variety of causes such as constipation, indigestion, gastric problem, appendicitis, menstrual cramps, and stomach ulcer.
Until then, said Anjani Kumar Chaubey, a local activist, "we used to get severe gastric problems.
Or, more precisely, to Gogol's severe gastric problems.
Other studies have suggested a link with bowel cancer and gastric problems - possibly because night workers tend not to eat so healthily and to exercise less.
In January 1928 Harry Pace, aged 36, died at home after two weeks of agonising abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea; he had suffered on and off for two years with gastric problems, including a spell in hospital.
The Australian physician Barry Marshall discovered the cause of many gastric problems, including ulcers, and drank the suspected bacteria "in a cloudy, brown, bug-nourishing broth" in an effort to prove it.
But people who seek out coated aspirin may be doing so unnecessarily, he said, especially since previous studies have not consistently shown that the coating even prevents gastric problems.
In their report, they said it is the first time such an adverse effect of the drug has been reported, with more typical reactions usually ranging from flu-like symptoms to gastric problems.
A second arthritis drug, sulindac, already has been found to fight polyposis, but it can cause serious gastric problems in some patients.
