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Do you always vomit or have upset stomach with the flu?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Not with "Infuenza": Many things get called "the flu" but actual influenza is a respiratory illness that does not cause gastrointestinal symptoms.

Answered 4/2/2019

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