Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis: Introduction
Gastroenteritis: An infection of the bowel.
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causes of Gastroenteritis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Gastroenteritis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Gastroenteritis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Gastroenteritis
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Diagnostic Guides for Gastroenteritis
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Vomiting
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Vomiting
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Nausea and Vomiting
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Vomiting
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Gastroenteritis: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
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Misdiagnosis and Gastroenteritis
Undiagnosed acute appendicitis deadly in children: It is a sad reality that a child with acute appendicitis
has a high likelihood of misdiagnosis.
This misdiagnosis is a well-known cause of death, and indeed of...read more »
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 other
causes that are...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...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" bacteria in the gut...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.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely...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 diagnosed with fatal effect)....read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac...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 better known possibilities...read more »
Not always a case of appendicitis: Pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen leads to numerous differential diagnoses in the mind of the doctor.Not all cases of right sided abdominal pain are acute...read more »
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Gastroenteritis: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Gastroenteritis
Home medical tests possibly related to Gastroenteritis:
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Stories from Users for Gastroenteritis
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Videos for Gastroenteritis
It's inevitable that at some point in your child's life he or she will suffer vomiting and diarrhea. Most often they are nothing to get...
Diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome today is often simpler than it has been in the past. Doctors used to focus on ruling out other diseases and...
Some people with vague digestive symptoms needlessly suffer in silence believing there is no treatment. Abdominal discomfort, bloating, and either...
Pain and bowel irregularities caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can make a marked impact on day-to-day living. Abdominal discomfort, bloating,...
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Causes of Gastroenteritis listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Gastroenteritis as a symptom include:
See full list of 35
causes of Gastroenteritis
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Medications or substances causing Gastroenteritis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Gastroenteritis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Gastroenteritis
Definitions of Gastroenteritis:
Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both stomach and intestine. SYN: enterogastritis. [gastro- + G. enteron, intestine, + -itis, inflammation]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Inflammation of any segment of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum; causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, hypersensitivity, drug effects, and cancer.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Inflammation of any segment of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum; causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, hypersensitivity, drug effects, and cancer.
- (Source - CRISP)
Detailed list of causes of Gastroenteritis
The list below shows some of the causes of Gastroenteritis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Gastroenteritis
How Common are these Causes of Gastroenteritis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Gastroenteritis.
Of the 35
causes of Gastroenteritis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 25
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 35
causes of Gastroenteritis
Conditions listing symptoms: Gastroenteritis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Gastroenteritis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adenoviridae Infections
... gastroenteritisAdenovirus infection in immunocompromised patients
... gastroenteritisB
Baneberry poisoning
... gastroenteritisC
Chromium poisoning
... gastroenteritisD
Daphne poisoning
... gastroenteritisS
Silver poisoning
... gastroenteritis
Conditions listing complications: Gastroenteritis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Gastroenteritis' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
E
Edwardsiella tarda infection
... gastroenteritis
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Causes of Gastroenteritis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Gastroenteritis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Gastroenteritis:
Medical Conditions associated with Gastroenteritis:
Digestive symptoms (4367 causes)
Symptoms related to Gastroenteritis:
Diarrhea (1887 causes), Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Food intolerance, Parasitic digestive infection, Traveler's diarrhea, Viral digestive infection, Amebic dysentery, Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning, Iron poisoning, E coli food poisoning
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