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Does appendicitis cause lower, back side pain?

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Occassionally: The appendix for the most part hangs free in the peritoneal cavity off the cecum. When inflammation starts and is mucosal in origin, symptoms are periumbilical. As inflammation spreads to surface serosa, parin in RLQ. When appendix is retrocecal then the surface inflammation is presented to the back region with lower back side pain

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Answered 12/9/2015

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Swim about an hour 1/2 each day. Had lower back pain and now have on and off sharp pain in my lower right side. Also been congested. Appendicitis?

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