Symptoms of GASTROENTERITIS

The symptoms of acute viral gastroenteritis include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and loss of appetite. There usually is mild fever, generalized abdominal discomfort and cramps. Headaches and muscle cramps can also occur. Bacterial causes of infectious gastroenteritis are self-limited. They can occur from contamination of things we eat, or can be transmitted from contaminated areas. Food poisoning can produce symptoms very similar to acute infectious gastroenteritis. There is sometimes a relationship to those that ate the same food. They symptoms usually pass quite quickly. Parasitic infections can also lead to gastroenteritis They may lead to protracted symptoms, particularly with diarrhea.