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Gastroenteritis

(En español: Gastroenteritis)

Say: gas-tro-en-tuh-ry-tus

Feeling sick to your stomach? It may be gastroenteritis, sometimes called stomach flu. This illness can make you feel nauseous and cause you to throw up and have diarrhea.




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