what causes an appendesitis?

Question

what causes your appendix to hurt?

Answer 1

build up of toxin(poisons) in your system that collect in the that little tab connected to the bowel.

Answer 2

appendesitis is a condition where your appendix ( the small pouch attached to the cecum, the begnning of the colon on the lower right side of the abdomen) is getting inflammed caused by obstruction of stoole in the appendix where the the body continue reabsorbing water until the stool becomes hard and the body treats it as a foriegn material, which then lead to inflammation.
thats why it is an urget condition because the appendix might burst. its also said that appendisitis can be caused after viral infection.

Answer 3

Appendicitis Symptoms
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 4

There is no real etiology (cause) for appendicitis.
I can tell you that if there is surrounding infections or build-up of bacteria in the colon/small intestine then this can lead to inflammation of appendix (appendicitis).
By the way, there is no role for this organ (appendix) in the body.....god only knows why it was created!! :-)

Answer 5

Appendicitis is caused by inflammation of the appendix. It is sometimes treatable; sometimes treated through removal of the appendix [especially if ruptured]

Answer 6

Food or fecal matter finds its way to the appendix...from this bacteria growth causes infection, swelling, and pressure to point of bursting.

Answer 7

When it becomes inflammed...there is no known "cause"...