Appendicitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Appendicitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Do you have a stomach ache? It can be anything: fatigue, poor-quality food, various diseases. But it can be a symptom of appendicitis - a disease that, if not noticed immediately, you can face very serious health problems.
When the vermiform appendage is blindedguts, talk about the presence of a patient's appendicitis. This disease can be caused either by infection of the vermiform appendage, or be a consequence of undigested food if it has occluded the opening of the appendage.
How to determine appendicitis? First, the stomach begins to ache in a person. Pain sensations spread throughout the abdomen, then localize in the right ileal region. It can hurt in another area of the abdomen, because appendicitis is located differently in different people. If the palpation of the right lower abdomen feels tense muscles, you should immediately call an ambulance.
The main symptoms of appendicitis are abdominal pain, fever. If liquid accumulates in the intestine, vomiting and diarrhea are possible.
Appendicitis is treated only surgically. However, before the patient gets on the operating table, doctors watch for a while his condition. This is due to the fact that other diseases can be masked for appendicitis.
If the diagnosis of appendicitis is still confirmed, then before the operation the doctor can prescribe a patient antibiotics to prevent the development of infection in the postoperative period.
