Appendix or constipation ? Posted: 07-19-03 22:06pm
hi my name is Cindy. I just wanted to know
about an appendicitis because last monday
my right side was hurting and i thought it
was due to constipation, which isnt
unusuaul for me..I took some laxative and
went though like 9 times in one night.
Then i was fine and for 4 days i was fine
until Thursday night when my right side
started again hurting, by Friday morning
when i woke up it hurt so bad, thought i
was going to have to go to hospital..I
waited it out and was at work. But by
1pm, i was fine and now its Saturday,
still havent had another bowel movement
since monday and am still alright. Does
Appendix have symptons for days? or does
it come and go? I am just real interested,
if anyone can give me some answers Id
appreciate it..Cindy Dunn
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Reinier
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Holland
Posted: 09-07-03 09:39am
I dont think it comes and goes.... And
heres your advice- go to your doc.
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carvytaph
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Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 87 Location: Pennsylvania
Posted: 09-07-03 11:38am
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the
appendix, a finger-like glandular piece of
tissue that connects to the beginning of
the large intestine_usually at the lower
right side of the abdomen_. The most
common symptoms of appendicitis are
abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting.
Abdominal pain usually begins in the
center of the abdomen, around the belly
button. Later, the pain may move down to
the right, around the location of the
appendix. It may also be tender to the
touch.
After abdominal pain begins, you usually
develop a slight fever, loss of appetite,
nausea, and vomiting. The fact that
abdominal pain begins before nausea and
vomiting, rather than after, is one clue
to suspect appendicitis rather than an
intestinal infection.
Other symptoms include: diarrhea (usually
small stools with mucus), urinary tract
symptoms (urinating very frequently and/or
an uncomfortably strong urge to urinate),
constipation, and respiratory symptoms.
If appendicitis is not treated, the
infected appendix may break open and
spread its infection to other areas of the
abdomen giving you a very high fever.
There is no specific amount of time for
appendicitis, but once symptoms of
appendicitis begin, it takes as little as
24 hours for an infected appendix to break
open. This will spread the infection to
other areas of the abdomen, increase the
risk for serious complications, and make
treatment harder.
If the appendix is removed surgically
before it breaks open, complications are
rare. Hospital stay is usually 2 or 3
days.
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missbuttons
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 94 Location: USA
Posted: 09-07-03 11:47am
My name is cindy too!!
I had symptoms very similar to what you
were experiencing back in february of this
year. I immediately thought it was
appendicitis as well. The pain was so
intense my husband ended up taking me to
the er around 730am in a snow storm no
less. Turned out I had a kidney stone
that was lodged in my right kidney.
I had pain on a friday, but I was fine on
saturday all day, then I got the pain back
at night. It was saturday night into
sunday morning when it really hit and I
was in the er.
If the pain returns, please go to the er.
You don't want to be playing around with
something that could be very serious. I
will be thinking about you!
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Re: Appendicitis Posted: 10-22-04 23:17pm
jeffslady61
wrote:
hi my name is cindy. I just
wanted to know about an appendicitis
because last monday my right side was
hurting and I thought it was due to
constipation, which isnt unusuaul for
me..I took some laxative and went though
like 9 times in one night. Then I was
fine and for 4 days I was fine until
thursday night when my right side started
again hurting, by friday morning when I
woke up it hurt so bad, thought I was
going to have to go to hospital..I waited
it out and was at work. But by 1pm, I
was fine and now its saturday, still
havent had another bowel movement since
monday and am still alright. Does
appendix have symptons for days? Or does
it come and go? I am just real
interested, if anyone can give me some
answers id appreciate it..Cindy
dunn
no your appendix dose not come and go but
there is a problem called appendicitics
and that dose have symptoms her are the
three basic sever pain in the lower right
abdominal area, a fever of 99 -102, and
finally vomiting. What you could have
done is you could have pulled a measle
that can hurt off and on.
