What department should I go to for acute gastroenteritis?

Acute gastroenteritis should hang up with gastroenterology, gastroenterology or pediatrics. Acute gastroenteritis refers to the acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, the main symptoms of digestive discomfort, manifested as abdominal distension, pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, as well as acid reflux, belching, loss of appetite, etc., so the acute gastroenteritis usually hang gastroenterology or gastroenterology. Acute gastroenteritis is mostly caused by over-eating cold drinks, unclean diet or not paying attention to hygiene in summer and autumn, so some hospitals set up a special gastroenterology department in summer and autumn. If the patient is a child, he or she needs to go to the appropriate pediatrics department, and if the disease is contagious, he or she needs to be transferred to the department of infectious diseases for treatment. For the elderly, children or other physically weak patients, if the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting are severe, it can cause dehydration, leading to shock and kidney failure, and need to go to the hospital in time for treatment.