Appendicitis
Do we really know what it is?
What is Your Appendix?
You have an appendix. Everyone does, unless they get it removed. Your appendix is located in your lower abdomen. It is a fingerlike pouch that has no necessary use for the human body.
What is Appendicitis?
How Common.
The odds of getting appendicitis is 1 in 15 people in the U.S.
Some Symptoms to Determine Appendicitis
Risk Factors of Appendicitis
Appendicitis in an uncontrolled risk because...
•You cannot control weather a piece of feces gets stuck in the appendix or not.
Disease Process
•Stool
•Growths
•Parasites
All of the above can plug the appendix causing it to swell and be diagnosed as appendicitis.
Diagnostic Treatment
Your doctor will check for...
•Abdominal inflammation
•Ultrasounds
•C.T. scans
•Blood test for infections
•Urine test.
Nutrition
People that eat foods that are high in fiber (like fruits and vegetables), are less likely to get appendicitis.
Copping with Appendicitis
If you took medicine that your doctor didn't prescribe, then that could make matters worse. So just try to manage it or try not to think about it on your own and that would help.
Surgery
You have two choices:
•Number 1: Surgery
•Number 2: Antibiotics.
Prevention
There is no way to prevents appendicitis but if you eat foods that are high in fiber (like fruits and vegetables) then you are less likely to get appendicitis.
Here are Some Pictures of the Process Through Appendicitis.
The Pain
The Process
After Everything
Go to the Link Below and Watch a Video
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