what do i do ??

Question

I'm 11 and I have been experiencing stomach problems for about 6 months. I have been looking on this website about appendicitus and i have stomach pains on my right side (not SEVERE pain) on that side but it is sore it is also tender compared to the rest of my tummy. I have recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease but I have heard that u dont get as much pain as i do. I have been tested with appendicitus but the right side pain has only jus occured aswell as the tenderness. My mum doesnt believe me that it may be appendicitus but I hav heard that if untreated it can be critical. what do i do ?? i feel to embarresed to tell my mum that i think i have it

Answer 1

first thing you should do is tell your mum, you shouldn't be embarrassed to tell your mum. it sounds like you might have appendicitis. if you have already been tested and it came out negative try a different doctor or a naturopath for a second opinion.

here are some symptoms or 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.

As appendiceal inflammation increases, it extends through the appendix to its outer covering and then to the lining of the abdomen, a thin membrane called the peritoneum. Once the peritoneum becomes inflamed, the pain changes and then can be localized clearly to one small area. Generally, this area is between the front of the right hip bone and the belly button. The exact point is named after Dr. Charles McBurney--McBurney's point. If the appendix ruptures and infection spreads throughout the abdomen, the pain becomes diffuse again as the entire lining of the abdomen becomes inflamed.

Nausea and vomiting also occur in appendicitis and may be due to intestinal obstruction

Answer 2

Don't be silly sweetheart. Go tell your mom. There are ways, urine samples, blood samples the doctor can tell if it's your appendix. It could be a number of other things too. How active are you? do you ride horses and when do you experience this pain.? do you feel anything after eating? exercising? it could even be a twisted bowl. Only a doctor and X-Rays, tests can help.