| Appendicitis is a condition in which your appendix | | | | lies. |
| becomes inflamed and filled with pus. Your appendix is | | | | Symptoms of appendicitis may take 4-48 hours to |
| a finger-shaped pouch that projects out from your | | | | develop. During this time, someone developing this |
| colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. This | | | | condition may have varying degrees of loss of |
| small structure has no known essential purpose, but | | | | appetite, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Some may have |
| that doesn't mean it can't cause problems. | | | | constipation, diarrhea, or no change in bowel habits. |
| The first sign and most common symptom, of | | | | The classic symptoms of appendicitis are abdominal |
| appendicitis is generalised abdominal pain. However, | | | | pain and loss of appetite. Abdominal pain usually begins |
| since this painful sensation can be associated with | | | | in the center of the abdomen, around the area of the |
| other abdominal conditions and illness it is important to | | | | navel. Later, the pain may move downward and to the |
| understand all of the signs and symptoms of | | | | right, to an area called McBurney's point, which roughly |
| appendicitis so that you can be ready to seek medical | | | | corresponds to the location of the appendix. |
| attention should the need arise. | | | | The most common symptom of appendicitis, which is |
| Symptoms of appendicitis may includepain in the | | | | the inflammation of the appendix, is pain in the lower |
| abdomen, first around the belly button, then moving to | | | | right side of the abdomen, in between the naval and |
| the lower right arealoss of appetitenausea | | | | pelvic bone. Such a symptom is important to note, |
| Early signs and symptoms of appendicitis in more | | | | since appendicitis can result in very serious infection if it |
| details include: | | | | remains untreated. Other symptoms usually |
| Abdominal pain. This pain typically starts from around | | | | accompany appendicitis, and knowing these symptoms |
| the belly button (peri-umbilical region), or the upper | | | | can help you determine when you should contact a |
| central abdomen (epigastrium) and then move | | | | doctor. |
| downwards and to the lower right abdomen (right iliac | | | | The primary symptom of appendicitis is an acute |
| fossa). When the pain occurs in this pattern, it is the | | | | abdominal pain. The pain is diffused and rarely localized, |
| most dependable of all symptoms of appendicitis, as | | | | i.e. If an appendicitis patient is asked to locate the pain, |
| over 8 out 10 (80%) cases that present this way is | | | | they will move their hand in circular motion around their |
| definitely due to the appendix. | | | | abdomen to show. The pain is not localized and |
| Pain in the abdomen (tummy pain) is usually the main | | | | moves from one point of the abdomen to another. |
| symptom. Commonly, the pain starts in the middle of | | | | There is another very common symptom of |
| the abdomen. The pain normally develops quickly, over | | | | appendicitis, is the loss of appetite characterized by |
| an hour or so. Over the next few hours the pain | | | | nausea and vomiting. It may also occur due to |
| typically 'travels' to the lower right hand side of the | | | | blockage in the intestine as well. |
| abdomen. This is over where the appendix normally | | | | |