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A member asked:
How often does chronic appendicitis present with moderate rlq pain and nausea, then subsides. then returns. is it possible the appendix burst?
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Chronic: or recurrent appendicitis happens, but rarely. It is possible that you have small perforation that keeps getting recurrent inflammation. But there are many many other causes of RLQ pain. Get an opinion from a gi specialist about best treatment.
Answered 7/12/2016
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