The phrase "my stomach hurts" can mean a wide variety of things. Only occasionally is the actual organ known as the stomach involved. Sometimes pain is caused by the gall bladder, small intestine, kidneys or other organs located in the abdomen. We can best help our medical caregivers by being specific about the pain that we are feeling, where it originates from, what kind of pain we are experiencing (throbbing, stabbing, low and continuous, etc.) This article does an excellent job of refining the topic of so-called "stomach pain" to gain clarity and insight into potential health problems.