Can someone tell me if it is appendicitis?

Question

throughout the week i have been getting stomach pains which gradually moved down to the lower right "from my top view" of my abdomen. i have been getting nauseous and diarrea and get tired really easy. i asked my mom and she said that there might be a chance of appendicitis. i hope not becuase i dont want a deep scar

Answer 1

Yes it could be.

Check with your Doctor. :).

Answer 2

Appendicitis is generally a 3-4 day disease.  By that time it either ruptures or you have been operated on.

Answer 3

possible...maybe heartburn cause stress.....with the symptoms feel pain, hot and diare...take pain killer and visit your doctor

Answer 4

your Mom may be right---whats she doing? why does she not take you to a doc a.s.a.p.This is the 21st century and they remove a swollen appendix using a laparoscope which makes only a button hole incision in the abdomen and watch the whole procedure on a television screen.So you can be pretty much rest assured, there wont be any scar.

Answer 5

Put one finger on your belly button, one on your hip-two thirds of the way between the two is where your appendix is.

If it's appencitis, it should hurt when you poke it, but it sounds unlikely if it's been more than a day or two since these pains came on. Appencitis advances pretty quickly.

But even if it is, it wouldn't leave a big scar. They often do it laproscopically these days so you're only left with three very small scars which in time should be barely noticeable.

Answer 6

well as a nurse, i know the 2 predictable tests the dr. will do, is a 'rebound test', where the dr, pushes into your rlq(right lower quadrant) of your abdomen, and then suddenly releases it..if you scream, it's likely..the pain is often 'referred'(spread) to the opposite side too.

The second test is a rectal, if it's very painful you could also be positive.

The idea is to prevent the appendix from bursting, so surgery is necessary immediately if you definitely seem to be a candidate..

The most common manifestations of appendicitis are pain, fever, and abdominal tenderness.

Appendicitis usually is suspected on the basis of a patient's history and physical examination; however, a white blood cell count, urinalysis, abdominal x-ray, barium e***a, ultrasonography, CT, and laparoscopy also may be helpful in diagnosis.

Due to the varying size and location of the appendix and the proximity of other organs to the appendix, it may be difficult to differentiate appendicitis from other abdominal and pelvic diseases.

The treatment for appendicitis usually is antibiotics and appendectomy (surgery to remove the appendix).

Complications of appendectomy include wound infection and  you may just have a 'stomach flu'..by the way your stomach is up, between your ribs, though people point to their lower abdomen..

here is the official scoop: i will post the link below:

What is appendicitis and what causes appendicitis?

Appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix. It is thought that appendicitis begins when the opening from the appendix into the cecum becomes blocked. The blockage may be due to a build-up of thick mucus within the appendix or to stool that enters the appendix from the cecum. The mucus or stool hardens, becomes rock-like, and blocks the opening. This rock is called a fecalith (literally, a rock of stool). At other times, the lymphatic tissue in the appendix may swell and block the appendix. After the blockage occurs, bacteria which normally are found within the appendix begin to invade (infect) the wall of the appendix. The body responds to the invasion by mounting an attack on the bacteria, an attack called inflammation. An alternative theory for the cause of appendicitis is an initial rupture of the appendix followed by spread of bacteria outside the appendix.. The cause of such a rupture is unclear, but it may relate to changes that occur in the lymphatic tissue, for example, inflammation, that line the wall of the appendix.)

If the inflammation and infection spread through the wall of the appendix, the appendix can rupture. After rupture, infection can spread throughout the abdomen; however, it usually is confined to a small area surrounding the appendix (forming a peri-appendiceal abscess).

Sometimes, the body is successful in containing ("healing") the appendicitis without surgical treatment if the infection and accompanying inflammation do not spread throughout the abdomen. The inflammation, pain and symptoms may disappear. This is particularly true in elderly patients and when antibiotics are used. The patients then may come to the doctor long after the episode of appendicitis with a lump or a mass in the right lower abdomen that is due to the scarring that occurs during healing.

The most common manifestations of appendicitis are pain, fever, and abdominal tenderness.

hope this helps..right now it's a waiting game, hopefully it's a stomach flu, and will not excalate into fever, severe pain, etc.

good luck..get into to see your dr. for examination, history and tests ASAP..it will give you more information for them to decide what's what.