A mother called the physician's office to ask if it would help relieve her small daughter's abdominal pain if she gave an enema and placed a heating pad on the abdomen. Her daughter has a fever and has vomited twice. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that:

D Complaints of stomach ache are common in young children and are generally best ignored C Both heat and enemas stimulate intestinal motility and could increase the risk of perforation A The symptoms could easily have been caused by constipation, which an enema would relieve B Heat would help to relax the abdominal muscles and relieve her pain