Appendicitis is a stomachache that many people think is a stomachache from gastritis or diarrhea. Before you know it, you are at risk of appendicitis rupture, which is life-threatening. It is cause by a blockage of the appendix. It may be block by small pieces of feces, foreign objects, or parasites, which prevents drainage. The appendix becomes blocked and infected, including a viral infection or inflammation of the digestive tract.
Appendix is a block tube that branches off from the beginning of the large intestine. It is located in the lower right abdomen. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix that results from a blockage of the appendix tube. Appendicitis is cause by food that has been eat and turned into hardened feces or swollen lymph nodes in that area, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา, causing increased pressure in the appendix , causing bacteria to accumulate and eventually become inflamed.
It can also be cause by a blockage of foreign objects, tumors, or worms. If not treated urgently, the severity of the disease will continue to increase until the appendix wall rots and ruptures, causing the infection to spread and become life-threatening.
Appendicitis symptoms usually begin as abdominal pain around the navel , which lasts for several hours and is intermittent before shifting to the lower right abdomen, which becomes more painful with movement, coughing, and pressure. And may also experience the following symptoms:
- Diarrhea
- Bloating
- Indigestion
- Loss of appetite
- Abdominal swelling
- Nausea, vomiting
- constipation
- Have a low fever
If you are a pregnant women experience appendicitis, the pain may be felt in the upper right abdomen instead of the lower right abdomen because the appendix is push higher
Appendicitis cannot be cure by itself. It needs to be treat with surgery to be completely cure from the disease. Surgery also helps prevent the risk of appendicitis rupturing. Currently, there are 2 methods of appendectomy: open abdominal surgery and laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery is the most popular method because the wound is small, less painful, and safe. It reduces complications after surgery. The recovery time in the hospital is only 1-2 days.