India, Sept. 7 -- Every other person may have experienced stomach pain. It's often dismissed as something trivial and blamed on eating stale food or acidity. However, your simple stomach pain may even have a pernicious effect, slowly worsening the underlying condition that may be causing the pain. And given how common it is, many don't bat an eye.

Dr Gaurav Mehta, consultant, gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, confirmed to HT Lifestyle that stomach ache is indeed one of the frequent health complaints he sees. Dr Mehta opined that stomach pain can be a part of everyday life due to common issues one may experience regularly. However, he warned that it shouldn't always be taken l...