what is appendicitis?
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Please refer to this site, for complete details :\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis
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There are several things it could be. Appendicitis is one of them. One quick test for that is to have someone press their hand (keeping it fairly flat) over the lower portion of your abdomen and press firmly. Does that increase your pain? Then have them release the pressure suddenly. Does that increase your pain? If the later causes your pain to increase, then, most likely, it is your appendix. That means you need to get into a doctor like NOW!!! you know STAT!!! If your appendix ruptures, the pain goes away and the problem has just increased 100% because you now have to deal with internal infection.\n\nHave you had any nausea/vomiting/constipation/diarrhea in the past 2-3 days days? any fever? How much fluid have you been consuming? Have you been peeing? \n\nThose are all questions that need to be answered. You could be looking at problems with your ovaries, bladder infection, kidney infections, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), the flu, intestinal flu, and so on. My recommendation is to talk with your health-care provider and follow their recommendation.
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i am not a male but i am not sure what side your appendex is on i think its left but anyway have you been drinking alot of sodas or coffe sometimes this can cause the same kind of pain symptons as an appendix...but be safe and call hospitable
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i don't know what ACE is but appendicostomy is made in surgery and is it when is made a hole in the appendix for eliminate somthing or drag somthing out (depending the ill). it is made for all the time or just for the moment.\nfor details ask a surgeon.
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In adults, probably the thymus.\nThe Appendix is an organ, perhaps that.
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Yes. Bacteria and germs are one concern. Also, if a person swallows their clippings (and many who bite their nails do) those clippings often end up in nature's garbage bin, the appendix, which can lead to appendicitis.
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You might want to see a doctor, there is always a possibility that it could be your appendix....are you having a normal appetite? Can you hold anything down? The easiest way to tell is, and yes I know this sounds stupid, but jump on your right leg, if you have an intense pain in your right side, I would suggest going to the doctor. I am not a doctor or anything, but I had this happen not to long ago and that is what my doctor was worried about.
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hi. sorry to hear about your miscarriage and your pain. As far as I can remember, i think pain is part of the after effects of the miscarriage, but I really cannot be sure. I had a D&C after the miscarriage and I did get pain in my lower abdomen (don't remember the side it was on, though!), BUT Don't take a chance to wait for us to respond, if it continues much longer, I think u should call a doctor. If it is appendicitis then you cannot ignore it at all.
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THere r many causses of appendicitis.\n\n1.Lodgging of food debris in d appendix during its passage through illeocecal junction.\n\n2. Invasion of appendix by ascaris (a human gut parasite)\n\n3. Infection through abscess from other organs like bladder, colon, urinary bladder etc......\n\nThere may b many other causes other than these major causes of appendicitis.....
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It could be a million things.  Depending on the exact location, it could be your appendix, it could be a kidney stone, or since you are a woman, it could even be a cyst on your ovaries.  It could also be nothing much.  But you need to see a doctor rather than asking the wise-alecks who hang around Yahoo Answers.
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Some people have little pouches hanging off their colons; this outpounching is called a diverticulum.  A diverticulum resembles the appendix in many ways.  Since a diverticulum is a pouch with a single openening, and there is not a constant flow through it, some fecal matter may get caught in it.  This can lead to infection and inflammation.  This inflammation is call diverticulutis.\n\nA particular concern about diverticulitis is that the diverticulum has a narrow wall, which can perforate easily, leaking contents into the rest of the abdomen.  The diverticulum can also develop a connection to another organ and cause all sorts of problems.\n\nThis will only occur with sever inflammation, and when the inflammation is this bad, the only treatment is surgery.
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The symptoms of appendicitis vary. It can be hard to diagnosis appendicitis in young children, the elderly, and women of childbearing age.\n\nTypically, the first symptom is pain around your navel.  The pain initially may be vague, but becomes increasingly sharp and severe. You may have reduced appetite, nausea, vomiting, and a low-grade fever.\n\nAs the inflammation in the appendix increases, the pain tends to move into your right lower abdomen and focuses directly above the appendix at a place called "McBurney's point."\n\nIf the appendix ruptures, the pain may lessen briefly and you may feel better. However, once peritonitis sets in, the pain worsens and you become sicker. \n\nAbdominal pain may be worse when walking or coughing. You may prefer to lie still because sudden movement causes pain.\n\nLater symptoms include:\n\n    * Fever\n    * Loss of appetite\n    * Nausea\n    * Vomiting\n    * Constipation\n    * Diarrhea\n    * Chills and shaking
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It is considered an abnormal appendage.
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It's not just you, it's me too!\nI haven't had my appendix out but suffer with regular chest infections and colds.\n\nMy doctor has told me having childhood illnesses like asthma, eczema, allergies to aspirin / penicillin - animals - hay etc make you more susceptible as an adult as your immune system is so sensitive to the slightest bug.\n\nMy Doctor's advice was to keep clear of those with bugs at work and get fresh air away from the office air con systems.\nHopefully now we are in spring we should all start to feel better.
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I had an appendicitis and signs that I had were...\n\nVomitting, and a really bad stomach ache that won't go away, it's even hard to sleep with it. \n\nIf you have these, I would definately go to the ER and get checked out!
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Highly unlikely... if you know how natural selection works. The appendix is not really a disadvantage to have so natural selection will never select against it. Just because it's useless doesn't mean it will go away. It's only when it's harms an organism's chance of survival and procreation will it be selected against. Rarely people get appendicitis and even fewer die from appendicitis nowadays.
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Do you still have your appendix?