Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis

Acute bacterial gastroenteritis is the sudden

inflammation

of the stomach and small intestine due to a bacterial infection.
Please avoid sharing food, utensils or being in close contact with people as bacterial gastroenteritis is

contagious

.
Symptoms

Diarrhea

  • Watery

  • Mucus

common

Throwing up

common

Abdominal pain

  • Severe

  • Chronic or persistent pain

  • Nonspecific, non-focal

  • Rapidly developing

  • Occurs or worsens after a meal

common

Fever

  • Greater than or equal to 38°C (100.4°F), Less than 38°C (100.4°F)

common

Feel like vomiting

common

Bleeding from anus

  • Painless

common

Muscle pain

or Fatigue

Risk factors

Contact with sick person of gastroenteritis

or Travel from or to an endemic area of acute bacterial gastroenteritis

or Area of poor sanitation

or Consumption of raw or poorly cooked fish

or Consumption of contaminated food or water

Use of lincosamide

or Use of fluoroquinolones

or Use of Proton-Pump Inhibitors

or Use of cephalosporin

or Use of macrolides

or Use of sulfonamide

or Use of trimethoprim

or Use of trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole

or Use of penicillin

Treatment
Acute bacterial gastroenteritis is typically treated with antibiotics.
Recommended specialist

If you have Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis, then a visit to a gastroenterologist is highly recommended.

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Gastroenterologist

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