I completely agree. And even though teens are old enough to be "verbal" (while little kids can't explain that they don't feel well) teens still aren't necessarilly mature enough to verbalize their feelings. And they are young enough to interpret things as normal.

I used to think everyone felt rotten after eating. It was just a way on life. I thought I dealt with it much worse than others (why else would they be so crazy as to schedule dinner *before* the prom? And why on earth were people jumping up after clearing their plates to dance?)

And teen girls, especially, don't want to talk about physical symptoms. I know I was as vague as I could be, and when my parents said it was just menstrual cramps, I was happy to accept that...had no clue pms should be limited to the few days surrounding my cycle.