Gastroenteritis is a type of intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and vomiting in children. In many people, diarrhea occurs only for one day and sometimes lasts up to 10 days. Long-term diarrhea in children causes severe dehydration, which is especially dangerous in infants and young children. Gastroenteritis? Pediatric gastroenteritis infection, often known as the stomach flu, is a common disease in children that causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. This disease is usually viral or bacterial in origin and resolves after a few days. Most children recover by resting at home and drinking plenty of fluids. Chemicals and some drugs can cause gastroenteritis in children... If your child has gastroenteritis more than once, it may have different reasons each time... Viral gastroenteritis infection usually occurs in children and rarely occurs in adults. This infection may also be caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria. Another reason for the occurrence of gastroenteritis infection in children is drinking water contaminated with bacteria and germs... This problem is usually very common in countries that have a low level of hygiene... ### Touching contaminated surfaces Another way to transmit children's gastroenteritis infection is by touching surfaces infected with viruses, bacteria or parasites.... When a child puts an infected hand in his mouth, the contamination enters his body.... Symptoms of gastroenteritis in children Usually, the symptoms of gastroenteritis infection do not appear in the same way in all children... In the following, you can learn about the most common symptoms of gastroenteritis infection in children.... - Loss of appetite - Abdominal bloating - Nausea and vomiting - Stomach cramps - Abdominal pain - Diarrhea - Bloody stool, the presence of pus in the stool - Feeling lethargic and body pain **Footnote:** This general information is a limited summary of diagnostic, therapeutic and/or drug information. It is not intended to be comprehensive and should be used as a tool to help the user understand and/or evaluate potential diagnostic and treatment options. This information does not contain all information about conditions, treatments, drugs, side effects or risks that may apply to a particular patient.. Risks or benefits of drugs. does not.... I, Dr. Mehdi Afshari, disclaim any guarantee or responsibility related to this information or its use.... > * Among the medical services provided in the office are periodical examinations of children, periodical monitoring of children's growth and physical development, treatment of various infectious, digestive and respiratory diseases in children and adolescents, nutritional counseling, education and periodical care of premature babies, monitoring and treatment of all periodical problems during infancy, periodical mental and physical evaluation of children. > *special services of Dr. Mehdi Afshari: specialized office circumcision, home visit and online consultation* > > *Practice address: No. 193, South Mehrabad, Southern Air University, Tafarsh East, Tehran > > *Contact number: 021-66602506*