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Gastroenteritis directory

Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines, which can lead to nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Gastroenteritis is most often due to a viral or bacterial infectionand is also commonly referred to using the misnomer the "stomach flu". Follow the links below to find BootsWebMD's comprehensive coverage about how gastroenteritis develops, what the symptoms are, how to treat it, and much more.

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