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Muted_Huckleberry486 t1_ixcq4hw wrote

Reply to comment by Stannic50 in When a person gets stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis) or food poisoning, what exactly is happening in the body that causes stomach cramps? by geekonthemoon

Right, and the body will empty the GI tract to deprive the toxin of additional nutrients while the immune system mounts a defense. The belly pain might also be from the lymph nodes that act as the body's sewer system, purging unwanted toxins out.

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