ludhiana the hot weather has finally started to take a toll on the health of city residents private clinics in ludiana have reported an increase in cases of stomach flu or gastroenteritis in recent past though there are no exact numbers available to show the number of cases that are being reported a civil linesbased doctor said he was getting about 2030 cases each day last week the temperature was between 35c and 40c this week it has almost crossed 44c such rapid changes are difficult to adapt the civil linesbased physician dr pradeep singh said the symptoms of gastroenteritis include abdominal cramps and pain nausea muscle aches headache and lowgrade fever depending on the cause symptoms of gastroenteritis might appear twothree days after you are infected symptoms last for about a day or two and sometimes till 10 days during this time people need to take care of themselves said dr sheetal citybased general physician rotaviruses and nor viruses are common reasons behind this and there is no specific age group that is prone to the viruses mitu arora a city residents she had gastroenteritis last week it was a strange pain much similar to gastroenteritis but with fever it was the first time i had fever and a stomachache in case they contract gastroenteritis patients and their families should avoid experimenting with food and keep a simple diet doctors said when to see a doctor for adults you are not able to retain liquids down for 24 hours you have been vomiting for more than two days you are dehydrated signs of dehydration include excessive thirst dry mouth deep yellow urine or little or no urine and severe weakness dizziness fever above 104f for children fever of 102f seems lethargic or irritable is in discomfort or pain what to do drink plenty of fluids with and between meals if you have difficulty drinking try very small amounts of water or suck on ice cubes avoid overripened fruits always eat fresh ones eat food in small amounts and let your stomach recover get lots of rest as much as you can