Appendicitis

What is it?

It is the inflammation (hot, red and swelling) of the appendix.

If left untreated it could burst causing bacteria to spread into the blood (sepsis), damage other body parts (peritonitis) and can cause a serious bacterial infection.

Cause

Unknown
May be due to:
- Infection i.e. Tapeworm
- Obstruction in abdomen

Syndromes

Carcinoid syndrome

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Symptoms

Abdomen pain come quickly and getting worse over 3-4 hours?
Pain in the lower right hand side of abdomen?
Abdominal pain and/or are constant violently vomiting or vomiting longer than two days?
Loss of appetite?
Constipation and/or diarrhoea motion?
High temperature greater than 38°C, 100°F or over greater than 72 hours, chills and sweats?
Increase thirst, heavy sweating and need to urinate frequently?

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

Medical emergency Condition

And/or do not wait, phone for ambulance if have or develop:

Severe dehydration symptoms
Dark blood bleed (like coffee grounds) from anus
Blood coloured urine
Peritonitis
Sepsis
Ectopic pregnancy
Anuresym

This condition can lead to:

Abscess (collection of pus filled spots around area)
Boils

This condition may show similar symptoms to:

Goblet cell adenocarcinomas (cancer of the appendix)
Bowel cancer
Congenital wandering spleen
Crohn’s disease
Epiploic Appendagitis- peritoneal pouches (that range from size 0.5 cm- 5 cm made up of adipose tissues and blood vessels) that arise from the surface of the colon- large intestine- associated with diverticulitis.
Gall bladder disease
Hernia (femoral)
Kidney stones
Kidney infection
Long term liver disease (portal vein thrombosis)
Mesenteric Adenitis
Osteomyelitis
Ovarian cysts
Pancreatitis
Proctitis – (infection/ulceration of the rectum, bloody diarrhoea, mistaken for haemorrhoids)
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (rare cancer growth in appendix area)
Renal (kidney) obstruction
Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome
Ulcerative colitis

Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice

Detailed Information

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