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  2. Gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Gastroenteritis is the main reason for 3.7 million visits to physicians a year in the United States [1] and 3 million visits in France. [81] In the United States gastroenteritis as a whole is believed to result in costs of US$23 billion per year, [82] with rotavirus alone resulting in estimated costs of US$1 billion a year. [1]

  3. Gastroenterocolitis - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotics will not be effective if the cause of gastroenteritis is a viral infection. Doctors usually do not recommend antidiarrheal medications (e.g., Loperamide) for gastroenteritis because they tend to prolong infection, especially in children. [2] Parasitic infections are difficult to treat. A number of drugs are available once the ...

  4. Gastrointestinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Inflammation of the stomach by infection from any cause is called gastritis, and when including other parts of the gastrointestinal tract called gastroenteritis. When gastritis persists in a chronic state, it is associated with several diseases, including atrophic gastritis, pyloric stenosis, and gastric cancer.

  5. Sapovirus - Wikipedia

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    Sapovirus is a genetically diverse genus of single-stranded positive-sense RNA, non-enveloped viruses within the family Caliciviridae. [1] [2] Together with norovirus, sapoviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu" although it is not related to influenza) in humans and animals.

  6. Medication package insert - Wikipedia

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    In the European Union, the European Medicines Agency has jurisdiction and the relevant documents are called the "summary of product characteristics" (SPC or SmPC) and the document for end-users is called the "patient information leaflet" or "package leaflet". The SPC is not intended to give general advice about treatment of a condition but does ...

  7. Norovirus - Wikipedia

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    Norovirus is a common cause of epidemics of gastroenteritis on cruise ships. The CDC, through its Vessel Sanitation Program, records and investigates outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness – mostly caused by norovirus – on cruise ships with both a US and foreign itinerary; [ 78 ] there were 12 in 2015, and 10 from 1 January to 9 May 2016.

  8. Semaglutide Weight Loss Drug Nausea: 8 Tips for Relieving It

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    3. Avoid High-Fat Foods and Other Triggers. High-fat foods can make your nausea worse. Try avoiding: Fatty meats. Baked goods. Greasy or fried foods

  9. Diarrhea - Wikipedia

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    Infectious diarrhea is frequently referred to as gastroenteritis. [30] Norovirus is the most common cause of viral diarrhea in adults, [ 31 ] but rotavirus is the most common cause in children under five years old. [ 32 ]