i felt like gastroenteritis was going to kill me.

  I felt like gastroenteritis was going to kill me.  24 hours of vomiting with Abdominal pain or cramping, followed by Diarrhea and days of Loss of appetite. and Severe dehydration

Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that includes signs and symptoms such as watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever.

The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis   often called stomach flu is through contact with an infected person or by consuming contaminated food or water. If you're otherwise healthy, you'll likely recover without complications. But for infants, older adults and people with compromised immune systems, viral gastroenteritis can be deadly. and get this There's no effective treatment for viral gastroenteritis.

The stomach, small intestine and large intestine (colon) are part of your digestive tract, which processes the foods you eat. Viral gastroenteritis is an inflammation of these organs caused by a virus.