How do I get to know everything about appendix including surgery?

Question

I have been diagnosed with appendix and I would like to know the diet , medicines and other precautions required .how long surgery and recovery time and post surgery treatments als0

Answer 1

Before anything else, be informed that an appendix is a small pouch connected to the large intestine thus you will be diagnosed as having an appendicitis which means an infection of the appendix.

Your infection is either subacute or acute. Subacute appendicitis-meaning there is some degree of infection or inflammation on your appendix which goes on for weeks or even months without much change yet there is still the possibility for it to subside after proper treatment, or will also require surgery in the long run. An acute appendicitis- has a course of the inflammation occurs over hours or a few days, either resolving or leading to rupture of the appendix or sepsis and put you in danger which requires surgery as soon as possible. Any of the two will be started with antibiotics right away.

Anyway, if you got the subacute type, taking a course of antibiotics may help and surgery may or may not ne needed. No particular diet required but high protein and vitamin C intake will help to increase your immunity which will help to resolve the minor infection going on. Some says that extra care should be given on the intake of foods containing small seeds like guava or tomato as it has high possibility of going in the small pouch in your appendix, though there is no documented evidence on this. You will not loose anything to take such precaution along with avoiding brisk movement of the body like running or jogging after eating as it is believed that some fecal matters may be pushed in the appendix with peristaltic movements aggravated with such body movement. Some would say it is not true but again you won't loose anything from giving attention to it. The infection may be treated but there is still a high chance to recur which will still require surgery.

Now, if you got an unresolved subacute or getting an acute infection, surgery is the first course of action. The danger caused by infection on your entire abdomen is what you have to fear if your appendix will rupture, another thing to fear is getting sepsis thus a prompt surgery is required before such things happen.

I will describe shortly the surgery scenario. You will be kept not to have any oral intake for at least 6 hours ( except in extreme emergency situations). You will be hooked to an intravenous fluids (also given antibiotics) with the needle inserted in a vein in your hand. A urinary catheter will be inserted then you will be put under anesthesia then surgery will be performed which is very fast ( less than an hour if unruptured and uncomplicated). A very small incision about 2-3 inches in your lower abdomen is done, appendix removed and sewing the hole, then the opening of the abdomen is sutured. After you will awake from anesthesia, it will be quite painful but painkillers will be given and antibiotics course for 5-7 days will be administered too . You may be nauseated and treatment will be given as well. You will be required to ambulate early which will help fast recovery. Urinary catheter will be removed at about 8 hours after and if you had passed gas, oral liquids can be taken and diet will be changed graduallly.
Newer method is through laparoscope attached to a video camera with appendix removed through a very small incision which is less painful.

If the appendix is unruptured before surgery, you maybe sent home in a day or two but if the appendix had ruptured your stay will be longer- 5-7 days. It will also depend on the type of anesthesia. After 3 days, you are supposed to get better, stitches removed about a week after and recovery is expected to take in a month.

I hope I gave you some useful information.

Find further information from this link: http://www.medicinenet.com/appendicitis/article.htm

Answer 2

G'day RKalvachia

Thank you for your question.

An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. This procedure is normally performed as an emergency procedure, when the patient is suffering from acute appendicitis. In the absence of surgical facilities, intravenous antibiotics are used to delay or avoid the onset of sepsis; it is now recognised that many cases will resolve when treated non-operatively. In some cases the appendicitis resolves completely; more often, an inflammatory mass forms around the appendix. This is a relative contraindication to surgery.

Appendicectomy may be performed laparoscopically or as an open operation. Laparoscopy is often used if the diagnosis is in doubt, or if it is desirable to hide the scars in the umbilicus or in the pubic hair line. Recovery may be a little quicker with laparoscopic surgery; the procedure is more expensive and resource-intensive than open surgery and generally takes a little longer, with the (low in most patients) additional risks associated with pneumoperitoneum (inflating the abdomen with gas). Advanced pelvic sepsis occasionally requires a lower midline laparotomy.

In general terms, the procedure for an open appendicectomy is as follows.

Antibiotics are given immediately if there are signs of sepsis, otherwise a single dose of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics is given immediately prior to surgery.

General anaesthesia is induced, with endotracheal intubation and full muscle relaxation, and the patient is positioned supine.

The abdomen is prepared and draped and is examined under anaesthesia. If a mass is present, the incision is made over the mass; otherwise, the incision is made over McBurney's point, one third of the way from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the umbilicus; this represents the position of the base of the appendix (the position of the tip is variable).

An inflamed appendix can be life-threatening, particularly if the patient is out of reach of medical care. Historical records show a number of appendectomies carried out by unskilled ad hoc surgeons, communicating with a base hospital by telephone or even telegraph.

To find the cause of unexplained abdominal pain, exploratory surgery is sometimes performed. If the cause of symptoms does not lie in the appendix, the surgeon will thoroughly check the other abdominal organs and remove the appendix anyway, to prevent problems in the future. Recent findings on the possible usefulness of the appendix has led to an abatement of this practice.

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Regards

Answer 3

only drink fresh fruit juice with fenugreek tea or capsules for brekky n lunch. u can add organic honey to the tea
only drink fresh vege juice with fenugreek for tea.
olive leaf extract should help also
do this for 3-6 days

u may of eaten too much meat, cheese, milk or ice cream to put all that mucos gunk in the appendix

if u really want surgery get a special pre-op formula from a homeopath, this protects u
and drink aloe vera juice with cranberry juice to reduce pain and speed healing
and have lots of vitamin c cos this helps u wake afterwards
and take olive leaf extract starting now cos this will protect ur immune system from bugs, viruses and infections

all the best

Answer 4

I know i had my appendix removed last May and i lost 10 pounds i still didnt gain it yet maybe he ate alot or something i dont know

Answer 5

As a Registered nurse, I could write a whole page about it. But try these 2 sites you should find out exactly what you need to know.
www.medscape.com
www.webmd.com

Answer 6

go to web: www.awwa.org.au may get help.