A 38-year-old member asked:
how to tell if you're have abdominal obstruction or appendicitis?
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Dr. Ivan Ip answered
13 years experience Hospital-based practice
Pain: bowel obstruction usually is associated with nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and lack of flatus/bowel movement. appendicitis is usually associated with pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, nausea and vomiting.
Answered on Apr 5, 2015
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A 38-year-old member asked:
I have a dull pain on the right side of my abdomen. How can I be sure that this is not appendicitis?
Dr. Vijay Laxmi Misra answered
22 years experience Internal Medicine
Abdominal pain: Appendicitis pain is usually associated with nausea and vomiting and fever.
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Dr. Karen Butler answered
21 years experience Family Medicine
Why: Why would you do this? Stop please
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