To ask for a national campaign to stop adults referring to their "tummy"

[OptimismvsRealism]

Still absolutely fine to talk to children about tummies

But adults need to know that it is never ever ever ever ever ok to say "my tummy hurts"

Ever, ok?

I'd really like it the Daily Mail could pick this up please

It's better than "belly" though

So true. I only refer to my ventriculus.

Though, TBF, sometimes ‘gastrointestinal tract’ fits the bill.

Abdomen

Anything is better than belly

Hmm not sure. "Guts" is appalling.

Sign me up - as long as we can ban "Belly" at the same time

No absolutely not. I have a tummy. Sometimes I have tummy ache. 😄

TUMMY! Tummytummytummy.

I hate the word stomach.

Tummy/Belly whatever OP

What do you suggest we call it?

I don't like belly, definitely not stomach and gut is gross.

The tummy does not exist unless you are under 12

Gosh I didn’t know there are actual tummy police on Mumsnet! Who knew?

I like to think of it more as the weird babytalk police.

Oh @OptimismvsRealism - so is it's disappearance related to puberty?

It is; that word gives me the heebie geebies! Although I never say tummy always stomach.

Happy to oblige OP if you can offer an acceptable alternative

It’s the polite word…belly is hideous. Stomach is often inaccurate. Do you want us to say abdomen instead?

What's wrong with stomach ? I have a stomach ache is perfectly fine.

They need to tell the truth and announce that they need to take a massive dump 🤣🤣

100%. Belly just sounds awful.

A tummy ache is just meaningless as well. What do you mean, woman?

Tummy isn't accurate either! I .might have a deeper issue with tummy than I thought 😂

YANBU and can we also campaign to stop grown adults calling their own parents mummy and daddy? << shudders >>

Although I'm too lazy to start my own campaign, so I'll probably slip it into the small print of yours.