where pain would be located and type of pain
2006-06-19 12:24:10 · 6 answers · asked by xtinasees 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It's at a place called McBurney's point where the pain should be. Find your belly button and find where your hip bone sticks out on the right hip (it feels like a ridge). right in the middle of those two points is McBurney's. If you've got pain in that general area get to the ER so they can take care of it. Some people do have their appendix in a slightly different location then the 'normal' so going and getting it checked out fast is a very good idea.
Also if it just suddenly goes away that is NOT a good thing- it may mean that the appendix has burst. You do not want what is in there running around in your abdomen!
When you go to get it checked out be ready for the 'rebound pain' check. The Dr will push his/her fingers into McBurney's point and ask if it hurts more when they were pushing in or the second that they let go- this is important and even though it hurts really try to tell when it hurts the most.
2006-06-19 12:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by frogsandducks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main symptom of appendicitis is pain that begins centered around the belly button, which later shifts to the right side of the abdomen. The pain usually increases over a period of about 6 - 10 hours, BUT this can vary and eventually the pain may be very severe. The location of your pain may also vary, depending on your age. Young children may have appendicitis pain in different places. In addition to pain, you may have one or more of the following symptoms:
Pain that begins centered around the belly button, then localizes to the right side
Loss of appetite
Nausea and sometimes vomiting
A fever that starts after other symptoms appear
2006-06-19 12:26:50 · answer #2 · answered by morenaza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have appendicitis if:
You have pain in your belly. The pain begins around your belly button but is felt all over your belly.
Within several hours, the pain gets stronger and then moves below your belly button on your right side (the lower right quadrant). The pain does not go away and gets worse when you move, walk, or cough.
You have pain in the upper right quadrant.
You feel nauseous or throw up a few times. You also may not feel like eating.
You have constipation, back pain, a slight fever, or a swollen abdomen.
You feel tired and do not have a lot of energy.
2006-06-19 12:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by Joel Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are the symptoms of appendicitis?
The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain. The pain is at first diffuse and poorly localized, that is, not confined to one spot. (Poorly localized pain is typical whenever a problem is confined to the small intestine or colon, including the appendix.) The pain is so difficult to pinpoint that when asked to point to the area of the pain, most people indicate the location of the pain with a circular motion of their hand around the central part of their abdomen
2006-06-19 12:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by futurehero5200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be having moderate to severe pain on your right side, if you start to throw up and can't keep anything down and the pain becomes unbearable, I would then go to the hospital.
2006-06-19 12:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by r&cthomas@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sevear pain in the side which puts you to bed in a fetal position
2006-06-19 12:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋