Recognising appendicitis pain
The main symptom of appendicitis is pain in the abdomen, which classically begins around the umbilicus.
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- The main symptom is pain in the abdomen, which classically begins around the umbilicus and soon settles in the right lower quadrant, just above the groin.
- The pain is often accompanied by ill health, like fever that can be high and associated with sickly feeling and vomiting.
- The area above the right groin will be very tender and the patient will object to touching the area
- Inflammation spreads to the overlying covering called peritoneum, causing generalised tenderness and pressing on the left side of the abdomen also causes pain at the site of appendix.
- Not infrequently appendicitis starts slowly as vague pains coming and going, and can be difficult to diagnose.
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