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This can be very difficult!
Palpation (pressing with the fingers to localize the exact area) can (but does not always) work.
Answer2: It is not always easy to tell, but the best thing you can do if you are experiencing pain in the lower right stomach area is stop into an Urgent Care office or a hospital emergency room. If your appendix ruptures, it will leak and can poison your body to the point of death. Good health to you.
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∙ 15y agoYes, immediately. A burst appendix can kill you. You may not have a burst one, but you won't know until a doctor examines you.
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Difference between appendix pain and menstrual cramps?
Appendix pain is likely to be fatal if not treated..... menstrual cramps can't kill you.
Is a pain in your appendix caused by a fever?
nope
Could it just be a sore muscle instead of my appendix?
See a doctor, appendix problems start in the middle of your tummy and move to the right hand side. It can be fatal if it bursts. Muscle pain will subside, appendix pain will not.
What elements are unrealistic in Tolstoy's the death of Ivan ilych?
the possibility of him dying from his appendix cannot be true since the appendix is on the right side and not the left as where his pain derived from. WRONG!! The pain from an appendix is on the left side, it is called rebounding pain. The pain originates from one part of the body, but it is felt somewhere else....
Where would pain appear if the appendix was receiving painful stimuli?
Pain in the appendix is felt around the umbilicus (belly button). If the appendix is inflamed (as it is when infected a.k.a. appendicitis) it begins to irritate the abdominal lining around it and the pain will move into the lower right part of the abdomen.
Can Appendix Cause Back And right Leg Pain?
no
Can appendix pain be mistaken for a kidney stone?
of course.!
Does the appendicitis pain go away and come back or is it consistent?
When the inflammation is limited to appendix, you get colicky pain in umbilical area. When the overlying peritoneum is involved, you get continuous type of pain in right iliac region. The severe pain of peritoneum dominate the colicky pain of appendix.
What can Stomach pain lower right be?
that's where the appendix is situated. it could be that the appendix needs to be removed because of any inflammation
What are the symptoms of a severe pain of an appendix?
Vomiting, dizziness, blood urination, noticeable increase in abdominable pain
Persistent pain from burst appendix since no operation?
A burst appendix causes peritonitis. It's spreads the infection from the appendix to the abdominal cavity. Unless treated quickly it leads to death.
Is appendicitis a radiating pain or referred pain?
The pain of appendicitis is felt at the umbilicus. Appendix lies in right iliac fossa. So this is referred pain.
