Hepatitis E is caused by an RNA virus transmitted by the fecal-oral route and causes symptoms typical of viral hepatitis, including poor appetite, malaise, and jaundice. Fulminant hepatitis and death are rare except during pregnancy. Diagnosis is made by antibody testing. Treatment is supportive.
When meteorism and bloating are symptoms of certain diseases
Disorders such as meteorism, stomach bloating, or flatulence can result from foods that promote gas production, or from bad behavioral habits such as eating meals quickly or voraciously, but they can sometimes be the symptoms proper to certain diseases such as those listed.
