gastroenteritis
Sign in to saveGastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract including the stomach and intestine. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy, and dehydration may also occur. This typically lasts less than two weeks. Although it is not related to influenza, in Canada and the United States it is often referred to as "stomach flu".
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Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines that causes symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, and may also involve fever, fatigue, and dehydration. It matters because it's a common condition that can make people seriously uncomfortable, though it typically resolves within two weeks.
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- Gastroenteritis
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- Gastroenteritis viruses: A = rotavirus, B = adenovirus, C = norovirus and D = astrovirus. The virus particles are shown at the same magnification to allow size comparison.
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- Infectious disease, gastroenterology
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- Gastro, stomach bug, stomach virus, stomach flu, gastric flu, gastrointestinitis, flu bug
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- Diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever
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- Dehydration
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- Viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi
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- Based on symptoms, occasionally stool culture
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- Inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndrome, lactose intolerance
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- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Viral
- Bacterial
- Parasitic
- Transmission
- Non-infectious
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Dehydration
- Differential diagnosis
- Prevention
- Water, sanitation, hygiene
- Vaccination
- Management
- Rehydration
- Dietary
- Antiemetics
- Antibiotics
- Antimotility agents
- Epidemiology
- Society and culture
- Terminology
- Animals
- See also
- References
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Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract including the stomach and intestine. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy, and dehydration may also occur. This typically lasts less than two weeks. Although it is not related to influenza, in Canada and the United States it is often referred to as "stomach flu".
Gastroenteritis is usually caused by viruses; however, gut bacteria, parasites, and fungi can also cause gastroenteritis. In children, rotavirus is the most common cause of severe disease. In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are common causes. Eating improperly prepared food, drinking contaminated water or close contact with a person who is infected can spread the disease. Treatment is generally the same with or without a definitive diagnosis, so testing to confirm is usually not needed.