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Appendicitis Symptoms
What are the symptoms of appendicitis?
Most people with appendicitis have classic symptoms that a doctor can easily identify. The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain.
The abdominal pain usually
- occurs suddenly, often causing a person to wake up at night
- occurs before other symptoms
- begins near the belly button and then moves lower and to the right
- is new and unlike any pain felt before
- gets worse in a matter of hours
- gets worse when moving around, taking deep breaths, coughing, or sneezing
Other symptoms of appendicitis may include - loss of appetite
- nausea
- vomiting
- constipation or diarrhea
- inability to pass gas
- a low-grade fever that follows other symptoms
- abdominal swelling
- the feeling that passing stool will relieve discomfort
Symptoms vary and can mimic other sources of abdominal pain, including - intestinal obstruction
- inflammatory bowel disease
- pelvic inflammatory disease and other gynecological disorders
- intestinal adhesions
- constipation
Notes:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/appendicitis/#symptoms
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