胃い腸ちょう風邪かぜ

noun

gastroenteritis; stomach flu

Commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to acute gastrointestinal illness with symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. The medical term 胃腸炎 is more formal.

See also: 胃腸炎

• 昨日きのうから胃い腸ちょう風邪かぜで寝ね込こんでいる。

  I've been laid up with stomach flu since yesterday.

• 胃い腸ちょう風邪かぜが流行はやっているので気きをつけてください。

  Stomach flu is going around, so please be careful.