I looked up the "flu" online and it gives you a list of symptoms. It names that diarrhea and vomiting are usually only a side effect in children. Every time I get the flu, I am vomiting...my question is, Is the "flu" different from the "stomach flu" or is it the same thing and just affects certain people differently?
2006-11-05 03:34:41 · 4 answers · asked by Proud_Army_Wife26 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Influenza is a serious disease. Often people call any stomach problem with vomiting and diarrhea "flu" when it could be a variety of other problems from food poisioning to sinus infection.
2006-11-05 04:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing, the problem is that most people don't realise that alot of the times "the flu" is actually food poisoning, which would give you a shorter flu like symptom with diarrhea
2006-11-05 11:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Viruses can cause upper respiratory tract symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms or both. That is why they call it flu. Some people have a tendency to vomit when they get fever, especially children.
2006-11-05 13:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
both are somewhat similiar
2006-11-05 11:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋