Acute inflammation of the appendix is appendicitis. How to understand that you have appendicitis, and not just temporary pain? This can be found from the following symptoms.
The first stage of the manifestation of the disease is pain. At first it is impossible to determine which part of the abdomen is hurting. It seems that the pain is spreading all over the stomach. In some people, the appendix can be slightly displaced and therefore the pain can fend off in various places of the abdomen. If the appendix is located normally, it hurts in the right ileal region. If it is high, the pain is felt under the ribs. If the leg is bent back, the pain is felt in the lumbar region, if it is lowered down, the pain is concentrated in the pelvic region. But about six hours later, it concentrates in the lower right corner of the abdomen and becomes stronger and stronger. This means that the amount of pus in the appendix increases. The pain increases with a deep breath. Pain in the abdomen is the main suspicion of appendicitis, but not the only .
The patient may begin to worry about nausea and vomiting. The surface of the tongue is covered with a white coating. It is easiest to lie on your back or right side. Sharp movements, laughter, coughing cause great pain. The patient has a high fever. In the lower abdomen, the muscles are very tense, and unpleasant sensations are felt.
When appendicitis is running, appendices appear on the appendix, due to which inflammatory processes begin. This leads to a general deterioration in the state of the body, increased heart rate, difficulty in movement and a strong swelling of the abdomen. In such cases, the patient needs urgent medical attention, since there is a possibility of general infection of blood .
There are many ways to recognize appendicitis. The simplest of them is pressure in the right ileal region. With appendicitis, even the weakest pressure causes pain, which slowly spreads throughout the abdomen. When the patient is ill, it is difficult to raise the right leg, there is a strong pain when it is raised and unbent. With gentle pressure in the anterior abdominal wall, muscle tone increases.
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize appendicitis. This happens if inflammatory processes similar to appendicitis occur in the patient's body. In this case, it is necessary to observe the patients for a while, in order to find out whether they are manifested, are characteristic only for appendicitis, symptoms or not.
