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 Denomination DEFINITION SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT TO SEE TO CONSULT |
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The viral gastroenteritis is an infection caused by diverse viruses (rotavirus, the adenovirus and especially the Norwalk virus), which produces an inflammation of the gastric and intestinal mucous membrane. The virus penetrates in the stomach and the intestine and inflames the recovering of these organs, then these organs stop fulfilling his function temporarily and for it a rejection of the food takes place in the shape of vomiting and diarrheas. The most frequent symptoms are: The symptoms it can appear gradually across the weariness with muscular pains and then the intestinal picture or begin of sharp form with morning sickness and vomiting with diarrhea. The appearance of the symptoms of viral infection with moderate fever, weariness and muscular pains, in addition to shakes and especially the appearance of the intestinal picture with vomiting and diarrhea they make to suspect in a picture of viral gastroenteritis. The assertion of similar pictures in the family or environment is much sugerentes of the diagnosis. Before the doubt it is necessary to discard an appendicitis. To avoid the dehydration there are effective the liquids based on food, like the rice, the soups of carrot, of lentil or of potato, the broths or degreased consommés, the juices of fresh fruits, the green coconut milk, and the soft infusions, quite they of common use in the hearth. Even the simple water complemented with food, can be useful while other liquids are obtained. The most effective liquid is the "Oral Whey" or drinks of sportsmen with ions type Aquarius ®, that serves so much to prepare as to treat the dehydration. The average patient is offered to a cup, or everything what he accepts after every evacuation diarreica, to teaspoonfuls or to gulps so that he is not sick; if he is sick, one will give to him more slowly until he stops being sick. Oral whey exists in the commerce with flavor concentrated on envelopes to dilute in one liter of water. In the diet there must move back "absolutely" the milk (milk, cheese, yougourt) for a few days. He must avoid the acids (like the orange juice) or those that contain caffeine (like the coffee) or that are much carbonatados.
He can begin to eat again this food to 3 days approximately, when they have eliminated all the symptoms of the illness. The dehydration is an important complication of the intestinal flu or viral gastroenteritis, for it if the vomiting and diarrhea are persistent and do not yield he will have to ask for medical attention. The intestinal flu or viral gastroenteritis usually does not last any more than 1 to 3 days, nevertheless, they can happen from 1 until 2 weeks before his intestinal habits return completely to the normality.  TO SEE ALSO
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