Intestinal Flu
Intestinal Flu: Introduction
Intestinal Flu: Sudden onset, generally short-lived infection of the gastrointestinal tract; may be caused by viruses, bacteria or protozoa.
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causes, and treatments of Intestinal Flu is available below.
Symptoms of Intestinal Flu
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symptoms of Intestinal Flu
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Medical Textbooks Online about Intestinal Flu
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Diagnostic Tests for Intestinal Flu
- Usually no tests required; if severe case may require stool and blood cultures and electrolyte studies. If diarrhoea >3 weeks duration, may require sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy and rectal biopsy
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Intestinal Flu?
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Intestinal Flu: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Intestinal Flu
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good"...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease)....read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the...read more »
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Causes of Intestinal Flu
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Treatments for Intestinal Flu
- Generally will resolve of its own accord and only fluid replacement and rest needed
- Oral rehydration
- IV fluids if severe case or dehydrated
- Antibiotics if severe case, fever present or septicaemic
- Medications to cease diarrhoea or slow intestinal motility are generally not recommended and can make condition worse
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Definitions of Intestinal Flu:
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
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