Symptoms of Gastroenteritis

Symptoms of Gastroenteritis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Gastroenteritis includes the 11 symptoms listed below:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Weakness
• Loss of appetite
• Fever
• Tiredness
• Muscle aches
• Headache
• Dehydration
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Gastroenteritis:

• Overview -- Gastroenteritis
• Diagnostic Tests for Gastroenteritis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Gastroenteritis
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Gastroenteritis
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Gastroenteritis: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Gastroenteritis:

• Dehydration
• Shock
• Delirium
• Dehydration
• Electrolyte imbalance
• more complications...»

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Do I have Gastroenteritis?

• Gastroenteritis: Introduction
• Gastroenteritis: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Gastroenteritis
• Hidden Causes of Gastroenteritis
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Gastroenteritis
• More about Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Gastroenteritis:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Gastroenteritis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Gastroenteritis includes:

• Food poisoning
• Poisoning
• Iron poisoning
• Infectious gastroenteritis
• Appendicitis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 34 alternative diagnoses for Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Gastroenteritis:

More information about symptoms of Gastroenteritis and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Gastroenteritis
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Gastroenteritis
• Underlying causes of Gastroenteritis
• Risk factors for Gastroenteritis

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Dehydration - see all causes of Dehydration
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Muscle aches - see all causes of Muscle aches
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Tiredness - see all causes of Tiredness
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Weakness - see all causes of Weakness

Medical Books Online about Gastroenteritis

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Gastroenteritis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Gastroenteritis.

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Symptoms of Gastroenteritis: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Gastroenteritis.

Gastroenteritis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Clinical manifestations vary depending on the pathologic organism and on the level of GI tract involved. However, gastroenteritis in adults is usually an acute, self-limiting, nonfatal disease producing diarrhea, abdominal discomfort (ranging from cramping to pain), nausea, and vomiting. Other possible signs and symptoms include fever, malaise, and borborygmi. In children, the elderly, and the debilitated, gastroenteritis produces the same symptoms, but these patients’intolerance to electrolyte and fluid losses leads to a higher mortality.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Gastroenteritis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Clinical manifestations vary, depending on the pathologic organism and the level of GI tract involved. Gastroenteritis produces symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal discomfort (ranging from cramping to pain), nausea, and vomiting. Other possible symptoms include fever, malaise, and borborygmi.

In children and elderly and debilitated people, gastroenteritis produces the same symptoms, but the inability of these patients to tolerate electrolyte and fluid losses leads to a higher mortality.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Salmonella Gastroenteritis: Presentation
(Pediatric Infectious Disease)

Infected patients often have fever, leukopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and abdominal distention. Diarrhea can occur, but because the bacteria is invasive and does not reside long in the gastrointestinal tract, constipation can also be noted. “Rose spots” represent embolic salmonella to the skin and are rare in children. A major issue in typhoid fever is early consideration. Typhoid fever should be considered in any child with a fever and recent travel to an endemic area. This is particularly true if the child has hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, and negative malarial smears. Typhoid fever is frequently misdiagnosed as malaria because the endemic regions are similar and both may present with high, spiking fever.

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Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2004

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Gastroenteritis:

Acute gastroenteritis is characterized by two or more of the symptoms of vomiting, nausea, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and watery (dehydrating) diarrhea occurring 12-24 hours after ingestion of contaminated food or water. Chronic diarrheal disease is characterized by dysenteric symptoms: foul-smelling, mucus-containing, diarrheic stool with flatulence and abdominal distention. The chronic disease may continue for months and require antibiotic treatment. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

Gastroenteritis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Gastroenteritis, it is also important to consider Gastroenteritis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Gastroenteritis may cause:

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting

Gastroenteritis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Gastroenteritis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Gastroenteritis.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Gastroenteritis
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• How serious is Gastroenteritis?
• More about Gastroenteritis
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
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About signs and symptoms of Gastroenteritis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Gastroenteritis. This signs and symptoms information for Gastroenteritis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Gastroenteritis signs or Gastroenteritis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Gastroenteritis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Gastroenteritis symptoms.