Gastroenteritis can be categorized into acute gastroenteritis and chronic gastroenteritis. Whether surgery is needed depends on the degree and nature of the patient’s condition. 1. Acute gastroenteritis: Acute gastroenteritis is usually caused by unclean diet or consumption of irritating food, often manifested as acute nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, and can be self-recovery for a period of time, this kind of situation does not require surgical treatment. 2. Chronic gastroenteritis: Chronic gastroenteritis is a disease that patients suffer from for a long time, usually gastric ulcer, colon cancer, colon polyps, etc. are the triggering factors of chronic gastroenteritis, and most of these factors need to be treated with surgery. If you are diagnosed with gastroenteritis, it is recommended that you undergo standardized treatment as soon as possible in order to reduce the adverse effects of the disease.