Placebos may lessen abdo pain in kids
The children and their parents knew the drug was a placebo, but they still had lower pain scores: US study
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Children with abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome may experience less pain and require fewer medications when placebos are prescribed, a small study suggests.