| A variety of symptoms that may change over time | | | | abdominal pain that may resemble that of appendicitis. |
| can be caused by appendicitis. An aching pain around | | | | These conditions are: ectopic pregnancy where the |
| the navel that often shifts later to the lower right | | | | pain occurs outside the lining of the uterus, a right-sided |
| abdomen is the most common symptom of | | | | ovarian cyst which can produce pain in the same area |
| appendicitis. The pain may become sharper and more | | | | as appendicitis, a stone from the right kidney that pass |
| severe when the inflammation in the appendix spreads | | | | into the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the |
| to nearby tissues. | | | | bladder and get stuck there and Crohn's disease which |
| McBurney point is the place where the pain tends to | | | | causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. |
| settle in the lower right abdomen near the appendix | | | | For a good diagnose the doctor should be consulted. |
| and it's situated between the navel and the top of the | | | | He will examine the abdomen through a gentle |
| right pelvic bone. Depending on the age and the | | | | pressure on the painful area. If the adjacent |
| position of the appendix the location of pain may vary. | | | | peritoneum is inflamed appendicitis pain will often feel |
| In this case at young children the appendicitis pain may | | | | worse when the pressure is suddenly released. |
| be in different places. | | | | Abdominal rigidity and a tendency to stiffen the |
| If the pressure is applied to the area that hurts, it will | | | | abdominal muscles in response to pressure over the |
| feel tender. If the pressure is done suddenly | | | | inflamed appendix (guarding) are other signs which help |
| appendicitis pain often will feel worse. Also the pain get | | | | the doctor to diagnose appendicitis. Also the following |
| worse in the case of coughing, walking or making | | | | procedures may be recommended by the doctor: |
| other jarring movements. The silk-like membrane that | | | | blood test, urine test and imaging tests. |
| lines the inner abdominal wall and enfolds the intestines | | | | In the case of blood test an infection is indicated by a |
| called peritoneum can be touched by the inflamed | | | | high number of white blood cell. Through the urinalysis |
| appendix. If a person lies on their side and pulls the | | | | doctor may be sure that a urinary tract infection or a |
| knees up to toward the chest the pain may lessen. | | | | kidney stone isn't causing the pain, but if exist a kidney |
| One or more of the following signs and symptoms | | | | stone the blood cells are usually seen during |
| may appear in addition to pain: nausea and sometimes | | | | microscopic examination of the urine. An abdominal |
| vomiting, loss of appetite, a low-grade fever, | | | | X-ray or ultrasound scan are recommended by the |
| constipation, an inability to pass gas, diarrhea and | | | | doctor to confirm appendicitis or find other causes for |
| abdominal swelling. It's unknown the appearance of | | | | the pain. A high-frequency sound waves and |
| appendicitis. It seems that is the result of an obstruction | | | | computer technology to provide images of the internal |
| when food waste or a hard piece of stool (fecal | | | | organs are used in ultrasound scan. In this case the |
| stone) becomes trapped in an orifice of the cavity that | | | | computerized tomography (CT) scan is used for |
| runs the length of the appendix. Also an infection, such | | | | confirming a diagnosis. Through this test CT scan can |
| as a gastrointestinal viral infection or other types of | | | | be provided a more comprehensive view of the |
| inflammation may lead to appendicitis. Untreated the | | | | internal organs than conventional X-rays do and it can |
| appendix may rupture. | | | | show other potential diagnoses if the appendix is not |
| A diagnosis can be difficult to establish because the | | | | the source of the pain. |
| pain from appendicitis may change over time. There | | | | Nowadays there are many possibilities to find the |
| are some health problems which can cause the | | | | abdominal pains and their causes. |