Acute bacterial gastroenteritis is the sudden inflammation of the stomach and small intestine due to a bacterial infection.
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
common
Muscle pain
or Fatigue
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
If you have Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis, then a visit to a gastroenterologist is highly recommended.
Contact a
Gastroenterologist