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Am I having appendicitis?

msi1337

msi1337

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ate a salad with chicken this morning at 8:30am and about 30 minutes later until now I have had lower right quadrant abdominal pain.

No fever. Pain gets sharper when I breathe deeply. Tender to the touch, although pain does not get worse if I quickly let off. Pain comes and goes..is most prominent when walking or lying down.

What other things could mimic this? My wife thinks I have gas and bloating, but for 10 hours?

Called the on-call doctor...he gave me the wait and see option, or go to ER.

I would err on the side of caution if it was appendicitis..but I would imagine appendicitis would hurt more than this?

UPDATE!! I HAD APPENDICITIS!! My appendix was removed last night at 11:30pm, and it had not ruptured.. I got it early!
 
A good way to check for appendicitis is to slowly, but solidly, press down into your stomach over the appendix as far as you can push in. Then quickly pull your hand away to release the pressure over the appendix. If you double over in extreme pain, then it is your appendix. If you do not double over in extreme pain, then it is something else such as gas.
 
Originally posted by: chusteczka
A good way to check for appendicitis is to slowly, but solidly, press down into your stomach over the appendix as far as you can push in. Then quickly pull your hand away to release the pressure over the appendix. If you double over in extreme pain, then it is your appendix. If you do not double over in extreme pain, then it is something else such as gas.
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no, the pain just goes away once I stop pressing on it
 
Since appendicitis can actually kill you if untreated (worst case scenario I know) why are you posting here?
 
Ok, this is gonna sound stupid, but...

Stand on something & jump off of it & land on the floor, it's called the stool test.

If you nearly pass out when you land, it's appendicitis...

If you go the ER, they'll do a ct scan & then a surgeon will take out you appendix. Notice I didn't say they'd take out your appendix if the CT looked suspicious 😀, they'll just take it out...

Also a quick differential is if the pain radiates to your right testicle, if it does, you have a kidney stone.

<---Used to have great fun shooting down residents in the ER with differential diagnoses in belly pain 😀

 
Originally posted by: msi1337
Originally posted by: chusteczka
A good way to check for appendicitis is to slowly, but solidly, press down into your stomach over the appendix as far as you can push in. Then quickly pull your hand away to release the pressure over the appendix. If you double over in extreme pain, then it is your appendix. If you do not double over in extreme pain, then it is something else such as gas.
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no, the pain just goes away once I stop pressing on it
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Other possibilities include food poisoning, constipation, or gas. You could try a shot of vodka or other hard liquor to kill any bacteria in your stomach. There is a liquor made from Black Walnuts that is excellent for stomach problems.

You could also drink some strong mint tea. There is a product available in Polish deli's that is a highly concentrated mint or black walnut liquid mixture in a small brown bottle that works well to help settle the stomach. I have never seen this in an American pharmacy but it is possible that a pharmacist might be able to recommend something similar.
 
Originally posted by: chusteczka
Originally posted by: msi1337
Originally posted by: chusteczka
A good way to check for appendicitis is to slowly, but solidly, press down into your stomach over the appendix as far as you can push in. Then quickly pull your hand away to release the pressure over the appendix. If you double over in extreme pain, then it is your appendix. If you do not double over in extreme pain, then it is something else such as gas.
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no, the pain just goes away once I stop pressing on it
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Other possibilities include food poisoning, constipation, or gas. You could try a shot of vodka or other hard liquor to kill any bacteria in your stomach. There is a liquor made from Black Walnuts that is excellent for stomach problems.

You could also drink some strong mint tea. There is a product available in Polish deli's that is a highly concentrated mint or black walnut liquid mixture in a small brown bottle that works well to help settle the stomach. I have never seen this in an American pharmacy but it is possible that a pharmacist might be able to recommend something similar.
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If you think you have appendicitis, please don't eat anything.

Honestly the best thing to do is to go to the ER for a CT scan, you could have diverticulitis, we had a 29 year old the other day with a ruptured diverticuli that came out of the OR with a freaking colostomy.

Of course you could have cancer too, my money's on cancer :shocked:
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
possibly a hernia? *shrug*
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:music:
"Living With a Hernia"
written by 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Help me out! Dig!
All I do is grunt and groan
Hurts me to walk anywhere
Went to see my physician, Dr. Jones
He took my trousers off, told me to cough
Doctor says there ain't nothin' to discuss
He tells me any day I might have to wear a truss

Living with a hernia
All the time, such aggravation
Living with a hernia
Gonna be my ruination
Living with a hernia
Got to have an operation
Feel so old

Too much bad pain
Good gawd, drives me insane
Can't run, barely crawl
Got a bulge in my intestinal wall
Walk real funny, bless my soul
Can't play tennis and it's hard to bowl
You can't even do the splits now... Say it!
Better call it quits now
Now I'm sick of all this dancin' anyhow

Living with a hernia
Hurts me bad in a tender location
Living with a hernia
Had enough humiliation
Living with a hernia
Got to have an operation

I live with a hernia
Can't get up, can't bend over
Now I live with a hernia
Wait a minute...
You may not be familiar with the common types
Of hernias that you could get
So just settle down, let me clue you in
There's incomplete
Epigastric
Bladder
Strangulated
Lumbar hernia
Richter's hernia
Obstructed
Inguinal and Direct

Living with a hernia...Rupture!
I said it's causin' me such irritation
Living with a hernia
Have to have my medication
Living with a hernia
I feel bad!
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:music:
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Ok, this is gonna sound stupid, but...

Stand on something & jump off of it & land on the floor, it's called the stool test.

If you nearly pass out when you land, it's appendicitis...

If you go the ER, they'll do a ct scan & then a surgeon will take out you appendix. Notice I didn't say they'd take out your appendix if the CT looked suspicious 😀, they'll just take it out...

Also a quick differential is if the pain radiates to your right testicle, if it does, you have a kidney stone.

<---Used to have great fun shooting down residents in the ER with differential diagnoses in belly pain 😀
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I like what Pliablemoose said. By the way, I am not qualified to provide medical advice.

For a kidney stone, drinking beer and running up and down stairs is an excellent way to help pass the stones and is a typical method of treatment in Eastern Europe.

If constipation is suspected, going for a jog may help to loosen things up a bit. In addition to typical treatment for constipation; such as eating fiber, drinking liquids, or even an enema.

You could ask someone to massage your stomach in a clockwise motion. For some reason, counter-clockwise never seemed to work as well in my experience. Also, the massage does not work as well if you massage your own stomach. You need to lie back and relax your stomach muscles while someone else massages your stomach.
 
if you have appendicitis, you will NOT want to eat anything. if you feel hungry and can eat, your problem is from another cause.

The above poster is correct that if you go to the ER they are likely to take it out to be on the safe side.

slu M.D.
 
I had appendicitis.

For 2 days I thought I had really bad gas or bowel problems from eating a bad piece of fish. I even stayed home from work one day. Then I woke up in the middle of the night shivering and shaking uncontrollably. My wife took me to the ER. 2 hours later the on-call doctor showed up and performed emergency surgery to remove my burst appendix.

Not sure how that will help you, but there it is. My gut hurt pretty bad and I was getting some stabbing pains, but again, I thought I had eaten a bad piece of fish.
 
When I had mine taken out, I had some slight pain the day before then just progressed to 3rd level of Hell overnight. Woke up in extreme pain high fever and vomiting. Couldn't sit or bend over without it making me almost pass out. Id go get it checked out before it got to that point. Bet they take it out just to be sure.
 
Originally posted by: SLU MD
if you have appendicitis, you will NOT want to eat anything. if you feel hungry and can eat, your problem is from another cause.

The above poster is correct that if you go to the ER they are likely to take it out to be on the safe side.

slu M.D.
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heh, I've seen a lot of normal looking appendixes in jars.

The surgeon just says, "It needed to come out." no one ever knows the truth but us & we ain't talking 😉
 
Originally posted by: SLU MD
if you have appendicitis, you will NOT want to eat anything. if you feel hungry and can eat, your problem is from another cause.

The above poster is correct that if you go to the ER they are likely to take it out to be on the safe side.

slu M.D.
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My brother was hungry when he had it. It fooled docs because he was hungry, but it was his appendix.
 
thank you so much to all who posted. I did have it, and had my appendix removed last night at 11:30pm.

It may have ruptured had I not taken the advice given in this thread.

Once again, AT rules!
 
Wow, I did not expect that but I am happy you are well now.

What happened to make you realize it was something more than gas?
 
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