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A member asked:

Does appendicitis always cause vomiting and if i dont have the rebound effect does that mean im in the clear?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No and NO: You need not have vomiting to have Appendicitis, and appendicitis is a serious condition that needs to be worked up with more testing than just a check of rebound tenderness. For example a retro-cecal appendix may not cause rebound tenderness in the frontal abdomen, but other diagnostic clues/symptoms may be present.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/20/2014

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