Appendicitis

yes.And the white blood cell will count very high due to the infection of apendicsus.

Appendicitis: inflammation of the appendix. In a male they will experience sharp pain in the lower right side of the abdomen. Within 12 to 24 hours they will have a very difficult time moving in which they will not want to move. They (most likely will) experience nausea, loss of appetite, possibly throwing up, and maybe even constipation or diarrhea. On first feeling this pain immediate medical attention is needed. If not taken care of, the appendix could rupture, leaking blood into the abdomen resulting in death. Now, the same will happen to a woman, although, a woman may be experiencing a pain called Mittelschmerz. It is the German word for mid-cylce pain. Between a woman's menstrual cycle when she is ovulating she can have a very uncomfortable pain which will feel worse than cramps. This pain can last for a few minutes or for 6-8 hours. Occasionally, the pain will last for up to 48 hours. If any stinging, stabbing, or pinching pain it may not be Mittelschmerz. Please seek medical attention right away. I hope this information has helped you. :)

My appendix burst and I almost didn't make it through surgery because I have asthma and my breathing problems caused complications during surgery while under anesthesia. I spent one week in intensive care where they didn't expect me to make it with a button to push for pain meds to make it easier for me. I made it obviously or I wouldn't be writing this now.

From what I have learned since then, the body has a way of healing itself but sometimes it can "over-heal" which can cause other problems. I have a "mass" of tissue that has grown over the years in my abdominal area that is about the size of a soccer ball now. It is not like anything else, it is solid and hard. (Has weight to it.) I'm sure it is causing other problems but I have no insurance and can't afford the high costs of medical care on my own so it lives with me and I jokingly refer to it as "the twin who was never born" from my last pregnancy 11 years ago... LOL (He was a twin by the way, they said one dissolved into me or him and I had one child instead of two.) Anyway, apparently tissue grew to fill in the gaps left from the surgery and appendix bursting but it over-grew. Now I look pregnant even though I'm not.

I have been losing weight and wonder if this type of tissue can be lost the same as fat tissue can?

Yes. Both blood tests, and urine tests are ways to discover appendicitis, yet I'm pretty sure they won't just find it in a random test. I think you have to take a specific test to find out.

Classically, this presents as right lower quadrant abdominal pain, worsened with movement and increasing in severity over time. Appendicitis can progress to rupture, if untreated. In this instance, although rare, sepsis and death could occur.

As far as I can tell, there does not seem to be any study or any scientific papers on the appendix and it's helpfulness of preventing any cancer.

Yes

Is this a joke? Appendicitis, is related to your appendix.. Appendicitis happens when your appendix gets infected or inflamed from the inside... its internal not external, so no i do not believe you can get appendicitis from a car accident..

Yes. Many Crohns sufferers prior to being diagnosed with the disease will have had a diagnosis of appendicitis and many patients will have that organ removed. Severe appendicitis has similar symptoms to a Crohns flare up.

It's possible that an appendix infection could clear up on it's own, but not likely. If it did clear up on it's own, then it could become inflamed again at a later date.

It varies. From the onset of abdominal pain to the organ bursting can take anywhere from hours in extreme cases to days. Delaying going to the hospital can make the procedure far more complicated, especially if the appendix perforates or bursts before surgery, and so you should get to an emergency room quickly, especially if you experience a sudden relief of symptoms for no reason as this may indicate a full scale burst has finally occurred.

My daughter had appendicitis. First she had severe abdominal pain, then vomiting. The symptoms seemed to go away. Then a day or so later, she had abdominal cramps and a fever. She was diagnosed and booked for surgery that day. Most symptoms include a fever of 99 to 103 degrees, constipation, vomiting, abdominal pain, nausea, painful urination, constipation, and inability to pass gas. Every patient is different.

It is not very common in children, but unhealthy eating/feeding habits can be detrimental

The usual first step is to drain away any residue from the ruptured appendix, and treat with antibiotics to prevent infection. Then they will remove it.

They would remove it right away if it had not yet burst.

The appendix is part of the digestive system. It is located where the small intestine and large intestine connect. It hangs off of the large intestine.

However appendicitis is much more complicated then simply affecting the system to which it is attached. When the appendix becomes infected this causes inflammation and swelling. The swelling can cause the appendix to burst. If this occurs, the micro organisms (usually bacteria) are released into the abdominal cavity. The infection can then easily spread to the rest of the body especially once it enters the blood stream. Infection of the blood is known as sepsis and sepsis can quickly get out of control leading to septic shock and death.

From the Related Link below: "The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain. The pain is at first diffuse and poorly localized, that is, not confined to one spot. (Poorly localized pain is typical whenever a problem is confined to the small intestine or colon, including the appendix.) The pain is so difficult to pinpoint that when asked to point to the area of the pain, most people indicate the location of the pain with a circular motion of their hand around the central part of their abdomen. A second, common, early symptom of appendicitis is loss of appetite which may progress to nausea and even vomiting. Nausea and vomiting also may occur later due to intestinal obstruction. As appendiceal inflammation increases, it extends through the appendix to its outer covering and then to the lining of the abdomen, a thin membrane called the peritoneum. Once the peritoneum becomes inflamed, the pain changes and then can be localized clearly to one small area. Generally, this area is between the front of the right hip bone and the belly button. The exact point is named after Dr. Charles McBurney--McBurney's point. If the appendix ruptures and infection spreads throughout the abdomen, the pain becomes diffuse again as the entire lining of the abdomen becomes inflamed."

Antibiotics and flagyl are administrated before and after appendectomy.Their are no medication that can treat appendicitis.

No, the rupture will leak fecal matter and bacteria of various kinds into the peritoneal cavity. Antibiotics, because they travel through the bloodstream, won't take care of the whole problem. A surgeon will need to go in and wash out the cavity as well as take out the problematic appendix. However, in some cases - if the appendix has been ruptured for a while - for days or weeks- it may be too inflamed and there may be a large pus pocket, or abscess. In these cases, the pus can be removed with a tube called a drain and the patient is given a course of antibiotics. Once the inflammation has calmed down, many doctors recommend having the appendix removed 6 to 12 weeks later so that appendicitis will not recur. Other doctors say the chances of a second case of appendicitis is low (<20% chance it could happen again..) and that it does not need to be removed. If a later surgery is recommended, surgeons can remove it using laparoscopic approach with tiny incisions.

A ruptured appendix is generally caused by an inflamation which is termed Appendicitis. A rupture simply meants the wall has broken exposing the rest of the abdominal organs to the contents of the appendix. This causes problems it allows the spread of the infection.

Appendectomy. "Ectomy" being a suffix that originates in Greek and used in medical terminology as "surgical removal of..." Literally meaning "a cutting out of", "to cut out", or "to cut". Appendectomy is the American expression. The English and Australian expression is appendicectomy (although the Australian usage is tending towards the American one).
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You are more likely to have pain in the stomach, then a very h igh fever.

used to be 15% . Now its down to about 7% of humans will have it. ive only met like 3-5 people whove had it in my whole life.

Bits of fecal matter from the large intestine entire the appendix. After some time, the fecal matter collects, can't get out, and develops and irritating nidus. Your body develops an inflammatory response, and a purulent infection ensues. With uncheck infection, it finally bursts under pressure.

No. It seems that the primary cause of acute appendicitis is blockage of the appendix, often due to foreign bodies, injury, worms, lymphadenitis, appendicoliths, and possibly fecaliths. For more information, please see the Related Link below.