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Find information on gastrointestingal tract (GI) conditions and disorders.

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Q: Stomach flu: How long am I contagious?

A: The viruses that cause the stomach flu (gastroenteritis) are very contagious.

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Selected Articles

Acute liver failure
Alcoholic hepatitis
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Appendicitis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Blind loop syndrome
Bloating, belching and intestinal gas: How to avoid them
C. difficile
Celiac disease
Cirrhosis
Collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis
Colon polyps
Constipation
Constipation in children
Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease: How one man copes
Cryptosporidium infection
Cyclic vomiting syndrome
Cyclospora infection
Dehydration
Diarrhea
Diarrhea and constipation
Diverticulitis
Dumping syndrome
Enlarged liver
Fecal incontinence
Food poisoning
Food poisoning: Common causes and likely symptoms
Food poisoning: Prevention includes safe cooking temperatures
Gastritis
Gastroparesis
Gilbert's syndrome
H. pylori infection
Hemochromatosis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hirschsprung's disease
Indigestion
Indigestion
Infant jaundice
Intestinal ischemia
Intestinal obstruction
Intussusception
Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome: How one woman meets the challenge
Ischemic colitis
Lactose intolerance
Listeria infection
Liver hemangioma
Liver problems
Liver transplant: Intervention for end-stage liver disease
Living with celiac disease: One man's journey
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonulcer stomach pain
Norovirus infection
Over-the-counter laxatives for constipation: Use with caution
Peptic ulcer
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Pseudomembranous colitis
Rotavirus
Salmonella infection
Shigella infection
Stomach polyps
Thalidomide: Research advances in cancer and other conditions
TNF-alpha inhibitors: Treatment for inflammatory diseases
Toxic hepatitis
Traveler's diarrhea
Ulcerative colitis
Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu)
Wilson's disease
Your liver: An owner's guide
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Health Tools

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See Also

Digestive System Center
MayoClinic.com Health Library
American Liver Foundation
Celiac Sprue Association
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
International Foundation for Functional GI Disorders
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse