Appendicitis Health Feed

1 month after surgery you need to be careful in lifting heavy weights, after that you can do your routine exercises and workout. As you are saying surgery was done last year, you can go ahead with your gym.

Appendicitis is a chronic or acute medical condition where the appendix gets inflamed and causes severe pain. If left untreated, the condition can prove to be fatal. The appendix is a small tube shaped sac at the end of the large intestine. In humans, it is typically not known to have any functional value although some studies suggest that it helps digestion by creating a conducive environment for friendly bacteria. Surgical removal of the appendix is suggested as the most common treatment for ...more

Hello post operative wound infection in a appendix case is common, it just needs regular dressings and antibiotic cover, and it should be okay by 1 or 2 weeks so nothing much to be worried off just leave a positive comment if useful.

If you have appendicitis you need to be assessed by a surgeon first. Only after that the mode of treatment (operative or non operative) can be ascertained.
Remember, if not treated properly appendicitis can be fatal.

Hi although surgery is over he will require adjuvant chemotherapy depending upon his report. Consult an oncologist for same.

Hi its unfortunate that you are still having pain at operated site.
However this a well known postop complication.
Do not panic
go back to your surgeon
a local examination. Analgesics and reassurance is all that yu need.
The pain should subside by 3 months.

Hi lybrate-user
appendicitis is common at your age
its still a clinical diagnosis.
Usg. Ct scan etc are only problem solving methods in case there is confusion on diagnosis.
Final diagnosis occurs only after operation
Interval appendicectomy or when your symptoms are not there is safe and sound
so go for it.
Its better to get it done than to land up with emergency pain abdomen.

Even Roald Dahl faked having appendicitis in his famous book, but, what exactly is appendicitis? Wouldn t it be a little interesting, to say the least, to find out what causes it and what treatment a person can expect to undergo in the case of getting it?

Quite simply, appendicitis is the name of the condition when the appendix swells up. Under normal circumstances, it is about three and a half inches in length. The ironic part about this is the fact that though appendicitis may cause t...more

No, appendix will not be formed once operated. But if in the first surgery the stump of the appendix left was too big then chances of stump appendicitis can occur. But this is a very rare thing to happen.

For stomach pain take tablet Meftalspas-Ds eight hourly if necessary and Avoid spicy food items and not to eat junk food and we also need to avoid peanuts and potatoes in our daily diet and we will have to start with a combination of antibiotics after clinical examination