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Hi, i am just getting over the flu, haven't had a high temp in days. i woke up today with diahrea and the shivers, temp was 95.5 now its 96.3, why?/:

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See below: Diarrhea beginning several days after recovery from the flu could possibly be due to an unrelated viral gastroenteritis, such as a Norwalk-like virus, which is more common in cold weather. To read patient information about gastroenteritis go to: https://bit.ly/1vxEW0V

Answered 1/6/2015

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