Which condition is inflammation of the GI tract involving both the stomach and small intestine resulting in diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps?

• A. Gastritis
• B. Gastroenteritis
• C. Hepatitis C
• D. Hernia

Answer: (B)

When the GI tract is inflamed across both the stomach and the small intestine, the typical picture is vomiting together with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. That combination happens because the stomach is irritated and the intestines are also inflamed, leading to rapid transit and fluid loss.

Gastritis, by contrast, is inflammation of the stomach only, so the hallmark symptoms are more about upper abdominal discomfort and nausea, with less emphasis on diarrhea. Hepatitis C is a liver infection, which presents with signs like jaundice, fatigue, and dark urine rather than the classic diarrheal illness. A hernia is a structural protrusion, not an inflammatory disease of the GI tract, and it doesn’t usually cause the broad vomiting-and-diarrhea pattern.

So the condition described is gastroenteritis.