While going about your regularly scheduled day, you’re struck with a sharp pain in your lower abdomen.
Quick check, right side or left side?
Before we get into causes, what exactlyisappendicitis?
It’s a little bit more complicated than just a stomach ache.
Pain increases as the organ swells before becoming insufferable.
It is most common in people between 10 and 30 years of age but it can happen to anyone.
In fact, one in 1,000 Americans experience appendicitis during their lifetime (perJohns Hopkins).
Of course, as many know,patients can live normally without it.
Other causes include trapped stool in the intestinal tract and some tumors.
When blocked, the appendix swells and causes first moderate, then intense pain.
Blood flow stops and symptoms worsen.
When your appendix gets infected, it can rupture if not treated.
Be informed and be safe.
