Friday, October, 30, 2009
Symptoms Of Stomach Flu
Health Encyclopedia: Viral Gastroenteritis
Alternative Names
Rotavirus infection; Norwalk virus; Gastroenteritis - viral; Stomach flu
Symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal cramping
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Additional symptomsmayinclude:
-
Unintentional weight loss
-
Vomiting blood
(very rare)
- Excessive sweating
- Clammy skin
- Muscle pain
- Joint stiffness
- Incontinence
- Fever
- Chills
- Poor feeding
Signs and tests
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