Gastrointestinal colds and gastroenteritis are different in terms of type of disease, causes, treatment and symptoms. 1. Different basic types: gastrointestinal flu belongs to respiratory diseases and gastroenteritis belongs to gastroenterology diseases. 2. Different causes: gastrointestinal flu is mainly caused by the patient’s decreased immunity, which leads to the body being infected with coxsackie virus and adenovirus. On the other hand, gastroenteritis is mostly related to unclean diet, resulting in bacterial infection of the body. 3. Symptoms are different: gastrointestinal flu is characterized by nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, runny nose, nasal congestion and other discomforts. Gastroenteritis is accompanied by severe nausea, vomiting, acid reflux and other discomforts in addition to bloating, diarrhea and other discomforts. 4. Treatment is different: gastrointestinal flu can be treated by proper massage of the abdomen, hot compresses, physiotherapy and other ways. Gastroenteritis needs to be treated with medications, such as antibiotics like levofloxacin and gastric power drugs like mosapride. In addition, if it is not easy to distinguish between gastrointestinal flu and gastroenteritis, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to distinguish.