Which side is the appendix on?

Question

I have pain in my left side

Answer 1

The appendix is a wormlike expansion of the large bowel (cecum) measuring one to three inches in length. It is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen at the beginning of the large intestine. Normally it is about as thick as a lead pencil and is pinkish gray in color. It serves no function in humans that we know of and is thought to be a residuum of our primitive past.

Appendicitis typically begins with a vague pain in the middle of the abdomen. The pain slowly moves to the right lower abdomen over 24 hours. In the classic description, abdominal pain is accompanied with nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, and fever. These symptoms, however, occur in fewer than half of people who develop appendicitis. Any combination of these symptoms may or may not occur. More commonly, people with appendicitis do not have typical symptoms.

The symptoms of appendicitis may take 4-48 hours to develop. During this time, someone developing this condition may have varying degrees of loss of appetite, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Some with developing appendicitis may have constipation, diarrhea, or no change in bowel habits.
Early symptoms are often hard to separate from other conditions including gastroenteritis (an inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Many people admitted to the hospital for suspected appendicitis leave the hospital with a diagnosis of gastroenteritis. On the other hand, true appendicitis is often diagnosed as gastroenteritis at first.
Children and the elderly often have fewer symptoms, which makes their diagnosis less obvious.

Answer 2

Your appendix is on your right flank, right above your hip. if you had appendicitis, you would be very sweaty and complaining of a severe sharp pain to the side with a high fever and you may be also short of breath.

Answer 3

Almost always in the right lower abdominal cavity but very rarely can be on left side.

Answer 4

That means your appendix has appendicitis, you should see your doctor or go to the hospital if you are really in pain. If you don't treat it soon enough it will be full of gangrene and might burst.

Answer 5

On the right. Lower left side has large colon up higher is the pancrease.

Answer 6

On your right and my left if I looking at you. From the Belly Button, about mid way to your Hip and down some.
The link is Enchanted Learning and if it work, look to your left and find the appendix. Now think of you laying there and it on your right. ;-p

Answer 7

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Hope this helps.

Answer 8

It's on your right side.

Answer 9

it by your liver-right

Answer 10

I THINK ITS ON YOUR LEFT LOWER SIDE...TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU...