Have you heard about appendicitis? The disease is about inflammation to the appendix. Do you know where is appendix? It is attached to the beginning of your large intestine. Appendix get inflammation and The patient will get painful swelling and infection of the appendix.
The treatment can’t delayed because it can burst appendix. If it happen it can cause death. More develop countries get appendicitis rather than in underdeveloped countries.
Appendicitis is caused by small pieces hardened stool stuck in the appendix. It relates to block lumen inside of the appendix . It leads to increased pressure, impaired blood flow, and inflammation.
There are symptoms of appendicitis :-
• occurs suddenly abdominal pain, often at night
• pain occurs begins near the belly button and moves lower to the right
• loses appetite,
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Shaking
Most of patient will have surgery to remove the appendix to treat their pain. Surgery is performed after the doctor’s examination. The appendix that will be remove before it ruptures will likely make the patient get well soon. If the ruptures happen before surgery, the patients will recover more slowly and get risk to other complications. Removal of the appendix is the effective remedy and appears to cause no change in digestive function.
If you get the symptoms, meet your doctor because this disease is very risk. Never take easy if you get pain especially in your belly. Contact doctor if you find this
* Feel severe
* Long fever with pain.
* Vomiting blood or bloody diarrhea
* Unable to pass stool
* Your chest, neck, or shoulder pain
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