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Bookmark or Share- Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicViral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that includes signs and symptoms such as watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis — often called stomach flu — is through contact with an infected person or by consuming contaminated food or water.
- Stomach flu: How long am I contagious? - Mayo ClinicYou can pass stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis, to others from a few days up to two weeks or more. The time depends on which virus is causing your illness. Although it's commonly called stomach flu, gastroenteritis isn't the same as influenza, also known as flu.
- Gastroenteritis: First aid - Mayo ClinicGastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines that can cause watery diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Gastroenteritis is often called the "stomach flu." Common causes are: Viruses. Food or water contaminated by bacteria or parasites. Side effect from medicines.
- Gastritis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicEndoscopy. An upper endoscopy uses a tiny camera on the end of a flexible tube to visually examine the upper digestive system. The camera lets a specialist examine the esophagus, stomach and the beginning of the small intestine, also called the duodenum.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicSymptoms. Symptoms of GI bleeding can be easy to see, called overt, or not so obvious, known as occult. Symptoms depend on the rate of bleeding as well as the location of the bleed, which can be anywhere on the GI tract, from where it starts — the mouth — to where it ends — the anus.. Overt bleeding might show up as:
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