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APPENDICITIS
Appendicitis
Appendicitis is swelling (inflammation) of the appendix. The appendix is a small pouch attached to the beginning of your large intestine.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in the world. It usually occurs when the appendix becomes blocked by feces, a foreign object, or rarely, a tumor.
Symptoms
The symptoms of appendicitis can vary. It can be hard to diagnose appendicitis in young children, the elderly, and women of childbearing age.
The first symptom is often pain around the lower part of the stomach. The pain may be minor at first, but it becomes more sharp and severe. Your appetite will be reduced and you may have nausea, vomiting, and a low fever. Read the rest of this entry »
Take Appendicitis Symptoms Seriously : Recognize these warning signs
While the appendix doesn’t appear to have a real job in the body, it quickly becomes a concern when inflammation of the organ — known as appendicitis — sets in.
The Cleveland Clinic mentions these warning signs of appendicitis:
- Vomiting and nausea.
- Pain in the lower-right area of the abdomen that becomes worse when touched.
- Soreness just above the belly button that may extend to the lower-right area of the belly.
- Aforementioned pain that worsens when coughing, sneezing, moving around or taking a deep breath.
- Running a mild fever.
- Having diarrhea, constipation or being unable to pass gas.
- Loss of appetite.
- Abdominal swelling.
HOME REMEDIES FOR APPENDICITIS
HOME REMEDIES FOR APPENDICITIS
The appendix is a cylindrical shaped segment of the larger intestines that is situated in the right lower part of the abdomen in the human body. It carries no important role such in the human body but it easily gets swollen or inflamed because of its content in imunitary cells.
Appendicitis is an inflammatory condition of the appendix with no availability of pharmacological method of treatment. The only cure for this troublesome condition is the surgical removal especially in an emergency case. By proper and in-time treatment, people with appendectomy can get back to their normal life in about 2 week.
Any person can get appendicitis, but the risk is more from10-30 years. If left untreated, the appendix can perforate and lead to dangerous infection and more badly even death. Read the rest of this entry »
