1 Features of the disease

Appendicitis is an outgrowth of the large intestine. It simplifies the work of the body, collecting harmful waste of food. Inflammation can occur only when it is overfilled. This, accordingly, will affect the condition of a person, that is, the temperature rises, weakness and pain appear in the right side of the abdomen. Some people faced a situation when they were taken to the hospital for an ambulance with a diagnosis of appendicitis, and the surgeon said that the suspicion was false. Assign surgery only with inflammation of appendicitis, when the probability of progression of inflammations passing into purulent appendicitis is revealed. In other cases, when there were simply pains in the right side of the abdomen, the doctor prescribes an examination, and if there is no temperature and other signs of internal inflammation, he releases home, appointing a special diet.

Suspicion of appendicitis is diagnosed almost to every person, it is associated with malnutrition and ecology, but not everyone has to cut it. Sometimes it is associated with the characteristics of the human body or a change in lifestyle.

2 Diagnosis of the disease in children

Children are always more difficult, because they often do not say that they have something hurts or are greatly frightened by this pain and are silent. To determine inflammation in a child, parents need to pay attention to the slightest changes in the behavior of the child.

Most often in children, appendicitis inflammation disguises itself for other diseases, that is, colds, diarrhea, and gallbladder inflammation may manifest. The problem is that children do not always have pain in the right side of the abdomen, sometimes it is possible to manifest themselves in the navel.

In connection with the problem of diagnosing inflammation of appendicitis, parents are advised to consult a doctor if any disease develops, especially when the body temperature rises above 37 degrees C.

It was noted above that in children the pain does not always begin in the right part of the abdomen, the pain can spread around the navel and above. Depending on the characteristics of the body in an adult can be the same manifestations as the child.

Pain appendicitis or other organ - it is difficult to say at first because pain can spread throughout the entire abdomen, and when it's bad, it's hard to tell where it hurts. This misunderstanding is observed in the first hours after the onset of pain, further severe pain attacks begin to appear in the right side. Again, no patient can show pain at one point, most often determine the area of ​​inflammation in circular motions.

3 Definition of pathology in pregnant women

Appendicitis or pregnancy pathology hurts - none of the diagnoses is considered safe for the life and health of the mother and child. Sometimes women in the position, neglect weak pains or confuse it with the movements of the child. Any pain should be the reason for an emergency visit to a doctor and contacting ultrasound.

In connection with pregnancy and changes in the position of internal organs, the location of appendicitis can vary, pain, respectively, too. During pregnancy, the uterus increases in size, other organs rise and move upward. Because of such changes, the appendicitis appendix is ​​pinched, even worse, if a lot of subcutaneous fat, it worsens its blood circulation, causes inflammation.

The first sign that a doctor's consultation is needed is a worsening of the general condition, a fever and a spreading pain. It is worth noting that every minute is important for pregnant women, and you should urgently call an ambulance, and do not wait for the next day or reception from a gynecologist.

The resolution of the situation is an operation to remove appendicitis and "cesarean".Of course, first of all, they conduct a "cesarean" so that during the next operation they do not harm the child. The most favorable situation, if a woman is in the seventh-ninth month of pregnancy, there will be more optimistic predictions.

Avoiding appendicitis during pregnancy is possible, but for this it is necessary to adhere to all the recommendations of the doctor and in no case should not neglect the proper nutrition that corresponds to the term.

4 Characteristic manifestations of

When a person has appendicitis, the main symptoms are:

• sharp pains in different parts of the abdomen, that is, the spreading pain, periodically painful sensations are noted only on the right side of the abdomen( inflammatory processes are characterized by tightening of the abdomen, pain sensations even with weak touches, pain increases with coughing);
• elevated body temperature - to cause suspicion, it should not be extremely high, since even 37.5 degrees C can speak of danger;
• nausea and vomiting, which do not bring any relief, should also be alerted;
• diarrhea or constipation, febrile manifestations - with such symptoms it is worth calling "ambulance" at any time of the day or night.

In addition to the main symptoms, there are dangerous, distracting factors from the underlying disease:

• subsiding pain does not mean anything good, it may indicate a rupture of the process, and in the future the pain will only increase;
• pain not only in the place where appendicitis is located, it spreads throughout the abdomen at the moment of touch;
• a sharp rise in temperature above thirty-nine degrees, or a drop;
• deterioration of consciousness of the patient, he starts to rave.

5 What diseases can be confused?

It was noted that when trying to diagnose appendicitis in children it can be confused with other diseases.

When appendicitis in women hurts, the pain may be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy, accompanied by toxicosis, since in a normal situation there should not be severe pains that easily become tangled with appendicitis. Also, all the symptoms of inflammation are easily confused with problems with the genitals or with the gallbladder.

Vomiting without excretion of bile with pain can cause suspicions of appendicitis, but even with a rise in temperature it indicates a stomach disorder or intestinal flu, but not an inflammation of appendicitis.

Heartburn, belching and abdominal pain also do not indicate the need for hospitalization and surgical intervention, since in this case a diet is necessary to normalize the pancreas.

Some people believe that appendicitis is located on the left side of the abdomen, and with the slightest pain on the left they turn to the doctor, but this is most often caused by overeating.

Black calf immediately removes appendicitis from the list of potential diagnoses, this indicates gastric or intestinal bleeding. People who have previously been cut out with inflamed appendicitis can not reapply the same diagnosis, it's probably already an ulcer.

6 Medical measures

As it was mentioned earlier, treatment of appendicitis at home is impossible, as exacerbation of the inflammation can provoke a rupture of the process in the abdominal cavity, which will trigger the infectious processes in the whole body. It will be lucky if a person stays alive, because with certain features of the inflammatory process that are difficult to detect before the operation, a person can be on the verge of life and death.

If acute appendicitis is diagnosed and immediately undergo an operation, its essence lies in removing the process, applying internal and external sutures. Already on the first day the patient is allowed to drink kefir, and then on the diet add the allowed foods. The first five days the patient spends in the hospital, after ten days he is removed from the seams, you can return to a normal lifestyle in a month. Naturally, the first month after the operation will have to adhere to a special diet without fatty, fried, heavy foods and semi-finished products.

If an appendicitis ruptured and the patient was delivered to the hospital on time, an operation is performed. Under such circumstances, the operation will be much more difficult and dangerous, since in the process all internal organs of the abdominal cavity are washed, purged of pus and infection. The first two or three days after the operation for the patient will be difficult, since he is kept in intensive care and you can not eat anything. After the transfer to the ward, they begin to allow some food. As a rule, such patients are in the hospital for several weeks. It is not difficult to guess that food restrictions will be more stringent, and a return to a normal way of life and permission to engage in sports will occur no earlier than three to four months.

It is very important to know where appendicitis is located, because correctly diagnosed is the key to successful treatment!