Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized For Stomach Pains

CHICAGO (AP) - The Reverend Jesse Jackson is being treated at a
Chicago hospital after experiencing severe stomach pains.
Jackson tells The Associated Press that he is feeling much
better after being at Northwestern Memorial Hospital overnight. He
says that doctors have told him he has viral gastroenteritis but
are conducting more tests.
Jackson says he was campaigning and doing voter registration in
Georgia earlier in the week when he began to feel ill after
apparently becoming dehydrated. Back in Illinois, he entered the
hospital Wednesday.
The 66-year-old civil rights leader says he isn't sure when
he'll be released.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Protection says
viral gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and
intestines and isn't considered serious for most people.

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