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Enterocoliti
s
Gastroenter
itis
Symptoms
Fever, Abdominal
Swelling, Nausea,
Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Rectal bleeding,
Sluggishness
Fever, Nausea, Mildto-moderate diarrhea,
Crampy painful
bloating, Vomiting,
blood in vomit or
stool, Dehydration
Types
Bacterial,
Viral,
Fungal,
Parasitic
Bacterial,
Viral,
Parasitic,
food
allergies
or food
poisoning
Shigella - Dysentery
Viruses: Viral outbreaks (30-40% of cases in children) can spread rapidly through
close contact among children in day care and schools. Poor handwashing habits
can spread viruses. Common viral causes include the following:
o
Adenoviruses
Rotaviruses
Caliciviruses
Astroviruses
Parasites and protozoans: These tiny organisms are less frequently responsible for
intestinal irritation. You may pick up one of these by drinking contaminated water.
Swimming pools are common places to come in contact with these parasites.
Common parasites include these:
o
Other common causes: Chemical toxins most often found in seafood, food
allergies, heavy metals, antibiotics, and other medications also may be responsible
for bouts of gastroenteritis that are not infectious to others.
o
Medications
Aspirin
Antibiotics
Caffeine
Laxatives
Inability to tolerate the sugar lactose in milk and milk products such as
cheese and ice cream
Arsenic
Lead
Mercury
Gastroenteritis may affect both the stomach and the intestines, resulting in one or more of
the following symptoms:
Common symptoms
o
Mild-to-moderate diarrhea: May range from 2-4 loose stools per day for
adolescents and adults to stools that run out of the diaper in infants.
Swollen abdomen or abdominal pain coming from the right lower side
Enterocolitis
Inflammation of the large and small intestines. Enteritis specifically
refers to an inflammation of the small intestine and colitis specifically
refers to inflammation of the large intestine. One of the possible
causes of the inflammation is antibiotic use.
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Enterocolitis includes
the 7 symptoms listed below:
Fever
Abdominal swelling
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Rectal bleeding
Sluggishness
Note that Enterocolitis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient,
but the phrase Enterocolitis signs may refer to those signs only noticeable by a doctor.
Mediation/Drugs
o Sulfasalazine
Is a pain killer which works mainly by stopping prostaglandin
synthesis.
o Antibiotics
Tylosin
o Glucocorticoids