Viral gastroenteritis

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Digestive system

Digestive system organs

Rotavirus infection; Norwalk virus; Gastroenteritis - viral; Stomach flu 

• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal cramping
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Vomiting

Additional symptoms may include: 

• Unintentional weight loss
• Vomiting blood (very rare)
• Excessive sweating
• Clammy skin
• Muscle pain
• Joint stiffness
• Incontinence
• Fever
• Chills
• Poor feeding

Tests that examine stool samples are used to identify the specific virus or rule out a bacterial cause.

Review Date: 02/14/2007
Reviewed By: Alan Greene, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.