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• Part 1 of 3: Showing stomach complaints
• Part 2 of 3: Simulating other complaints
• Part 3 of 3: Making your story credible
• Tips

You want to get out of something. Maybe it's a meeting, or maybe it's school. Whatever it is, pretending to have a stomach ache just might be the trick you need. Nobody can prove that you do not have the complaints that accompany stomach pain. Just pretend you have those complaints, and people will have to believe you, as long as you play your part well.

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Part 1 of 3: Showing stomach complaints

1. Talk about your complaints. Talk about how nauseous you are. Then say that you have had diarrhea and that you have vomited. The other person cannot prove that you have not had these symptoms unless that person has often been around you to notice that this is not true.
   • If you are talking to your parents about it, you could say, "I have had diarrhea and vomited. I feel quite sick. "
   • If you are talking to an outsider, you could say, "I had an upset stomach today. I feel pretty bad. "
2. Skip food or drink. If you try to show that you have a stomach ache and you eat eggs and bacon, it won't help. Instead, you can say you don't want to eat because you have a stomach ache.
3. Keep your hands on your stomach. When you have a stomach ache, you often can't help but hold your stomach or rub it gently. It is an unconscious attempt to relieve the pain. If you are trying to pretend you have a stomach ache, try rubbing your stomach gently as if it hurts.
   • You could also add some light moans every now and then. However, when you're at work, that moaning can seem a bit exaggerated.
4. Hurry to the toilet. While you can't pretend to have diarrhea and vomiting, you can pretend to go to the bathroom. Hold your stomach or cover your mouth, then rush to the toilet. Try to make gag noises, or even use your phone to play fake noises. Go to the toilet several times in a short period of time, such as two to three times over the course of an hour.
   • When you are at work, it should be enough to run to the toilet every now and then.

Part 2 of 3: Simulating other complaints

1. Pretend you have a fever. Often times a stomach problem will be accompanied by a fever, so you can try to pretend to make it more believable. For example, you can warm yourself up by putting a warm washcloth on your face or tucking your head under the covers for a few minutes.
   • You can also warm up a thermometer by running it under warm water or by drinking a warm drink before taking your temperature in your mouth.
2. Try to add chills to your performance. Often times, when you have a stomach ache, you will get chills from your stomach problem, especially if you have vomited. You could try shivering or ducking under the covers as if you just can't get warm.
   • If you're out somewhere, put on a sweater or rub your arms like you can't get warm.
3. Pretend you have no energy. A stomach problem can really tire you out, so you should look that way too. Pretend you can barely move and getting up exhausts you. You have to keep this act up because if you suddenly have a burst of energy, others may start to find this suspicious.

Part 3 of 3: Making your story credible

1. Stick to one story. If you say your stomach hurts in one place, don't let the pain move. When you start changing your story, people will start to think you're cheating.
2. Ask if there is anything against an upset stomach. One way to help sell your story is to try and get medication for it. You could say, "Do we have something for stomach pain? I do not feel so good. I might throw up. "
   • At work, you could take stomach tablets or ask your colleagues for a remedy.
3. Try to save time. Sometimes you just have to save enough time to get away from it all. That is, you may just have to allow enough time to miss the bus or the start of the boring dinner. Then you are rid of it.
   • Don't curl up right away, though. You may still have to do what you wanted to get out of, but you'll just be late.
4. Don't overdo it. Abdominal pain is one thing. It can release you from school or work. But you don't want to simulate something so serious that you are sent to hospital. For example, stabbing pains in your lower right abdomen may indicate appendicitis, which will definitely require you to go to hospital.

Tips

• Take it easy on getting better. Make sure you don't immediately feel good again the next morning. Say you feel much better, but not great.
• If someone asks, "Are you lying to me?" Just say, "Why should I lie to you?"
• If you have to take medicine in front of someone, just put it in your mouth, don't swallow it, and then spit it out later.