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2:13 pm
October 19, 2010
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jerri
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Gastroenteritis is a condition that causes irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines (the gastrointestinal tract). An infection may be caused by bacteria or parasites in spoiled food or unclean water. Some foods may irritate your stomach and cause gastroenteritis. Lactose intolerance to dairy products is one example. Many people who experience the vomiting and diarrhea that
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2:59 pm
October 19, 2010
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Sookie
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Many people I know got gastroenteritis last year and it sounds awful! Some common symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting, as you said, jerri; nausea, low grade fever, crampy and painful bloating. But a person may also get blood in the stool or vomit, a high fever, dehydration and abdominal pain or swollen abdomen! Any kind of GI upset is always uncomfortable and inconvenient, but I definitely
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9:01 am
April 26, 2011
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Sweetgirl
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Travelers to foreign countries may experience this from contaminated food and unclean water.
The severity of infectious gastroenteritis depends on your immune system's ability to resist the infection. Electrolytes may be lost as you vomit and experience diarrhea.
Most people recover easily from a short bout with vomiting and diarrhea by drinking fluids and
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7:09 am
July 14, 2011
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Justin Lee
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Gastroenteritis caused by viral infection or bacteria is easily passed from one person to another. Care should always be taken to wash the hands often, especially when preparing food and after bowel movements. Hand washing after bowel movements is important since the organism that causes this condition lives in the digestive tract.
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10:33 am
July 15, 2011
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ganHeartily
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really? all I know is that gastrointeritis has something to do with feeling the acid churning your stomach.. Lol.. how naive of me.. ^_^
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1:53 pm
July 19, 2011
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Terri25
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ganHeartily said:
really? all I know is that gastrointeritis has something to do with feeling the acid churning your stomach.. Lol.. how naive of me.. ^_^
This sounds a bit more like acid reflux or gerd, if you can feel the acid churning in your stomach.
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