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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

Tests that examine ...

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