Question 1

what d cause of d pain in my appendix area.

Accepted Answer

Describe your pain: Pain from appendicitis usually starts around your belly button then travels to your right lower abdomen as the appendicitis gets work. The pain could also come from constipation, diarrhea, or ovaries. Some women get pain with ovulation prior to your period. There are a variety of causes and would need more of a description of the pain & other symptoms to help narrow it down.

Question 2

what causes you to take out your appendix?

Accepted Answer

Appendicitis: acute infection of the appendix is reason for removal

Question 3

what causes the appendix to have to be removed in young men?

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Shan it becomes: Inflamed and infected, in males or females, it must be removed to prevent a rupture and a wide spread intra-abdominal, potentially life threatening, infection.

Question 4

what causes fecalith to block your appendix?

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Stone and blockage: Fecoliths are calcified fecal material in appendix. Sometimes it obstructs the appendix causing appendicitis.Imaging with ct and ultrasound  now detects smaller appendicoliths that are not obstructing in people without appendicitis. Usually size of lith in association with obstruction, inflammation and infection.

Question 5

i have a thickened appendix.  what could cause this?

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Thickened appendix: I assume that you've had an abdominal ct scan because of some abdominal symptoms. In view of your age, I would ask the radiologist and an abdominal surgeon to review your findings to ensure that pathology like inflammatory bowel disease or appendicial growths are not an issue. A referral to a gastroenterologist may also be recommended.

Question 6

could no gallbladder no appendix cause pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Unrelated: Absence of the appendix or gallbladder have no effect on development of pancreatitis.

Question 7

what causes fecalith of the appendix?

Accepted Answer

Stool: Stool can get caught in the lumen of the appendix and over time develop calcifications because of stasis. When this causes obstruction of the appendix and bacterial counts go up because of poor drainage, appendicitis can develop.

Question 8

what can cause an appendix to rupture?

Accepted Answer

Untreated appendicit: If acute appendicitis is not treated appropropriately with surgery, than sometimes it can rupture and cause complications.

Question 9

what can cause your appendix to burst?

Accepted Answer

Delay in diagnosis: Appendicitis is medical emergency that requires prompt surgery to remove the appendix. Left untreated, an inflamed appendix will eventually burst, or perforate, spilling infectious materials into the abdominal cavity. This can lead to peritonitis,  serious inflammation of the abdominal cavity's lining (the peritoneum) that can be fatal unless it is treated quickly with strong antibiotics.

Question 10

what causes your appendix to suddenly get infected?

Accepted Answer

Appendicitis: The appendix gets infected after a piece a stool, a so-called appendicolith, gets stuck within the opening of the appendix. This causes a blockage and the bacteria that lives in the bowel starts to overgrow. This causes the appendix to get inflamed and eventually infected.

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