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How do I know it's appendicitis?
Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes swollen and inflamed. It typically begins with a vague pain that starts in the middle of the abdomen. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, and inability to pass gas, low fever that begins after other symptoms, abdominal swelling and anorexia.
Some people with appendicitis do not have typical symptoms. There are some who are admitted in the hospital diagnosed with gastroenteritis but in reality the patient has appendicitis. The symptoms of appendicitis take 4 - 48 hours to develop. It is very hard to identify right away whether the patient does or does not have appendicitis.
People with symptoms of appendicitis are not advised to take laxatives or enemas to relieve constipation because it could cause the appendix to burst. Pain medicines could mask the symptoms that doctors need to know about.
The doctor bases an appendicitis diagnosis on symptoms, blood tests to check for signs of infection such as high white blood cell count, a physical exam and a urine test to rule out urinary tract infection. Other tests can also be done.
Orginal essay by Maria Auren Bernido for Appendicitis Foundation (www.AppendicitisFoundation.org)
First published on April 16, 2004.
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How do I know it's appendicitis?
Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes swollen and inflamed. It typically begins with a vague pain that starts in the middle of the abdomen. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, and inability to pass gas, low fever that begins after other symptoms, abdominal swelling and anorexia.
Some people with appendicitis do not have typical symptoms. There are some who are admitted in the hospital diagnosed with gastroenteritis but in reality the patient has appendicitis. The symptoms of appendicitis take 4 - 48 hours to develop. It is very hard to identify right away whether the patient does or does not have appendicitis.
People with symptoms of appendicitis are not advised to take laxatives or enemas to relieve constipation because it could cause the appendix to burst. Pain medicines could mask the symptoms that doctors need to know about.
The doctor bases an appendicitis diagnosis on symptoms, blood tests to check for signs of infection such as high white blood cell count, a physical exam and a urine test to rule out urinary tract infection. Other tests can also be done.
Orginal essay by Maria Auren Bernido for Appendicitis Foundation (www.AppendicitisFoundation.org)
First published on April 16, 2004.
Copyright (c) AppendicitisFoundation.org. All rights reserved.
Return to the home page AppendicitisFoundation.org
This web site was founded April 12, 2004
This website was Last updated: September 10, 2005 06:25:41
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