If you have appendicitis and blow it off, will you get REALLY sick before you die or anything?

Question

Small chance I have appendicitis. Just wondering, will I get unbareably bad before I die or anything?

Answer 1

yep. if it ruptures in your body, it will poision your system. you will be very sick, run a high fever, throw up, and just feel aweful. you might want to get checked out.

Answer 2

The most frequent complication of appendicitis is perforation. Perforation of the appendix can lead to a periappendiceal abscess (a collection of infected pus) or diffuse peritonitis (infection of the entire lining of the abdomen and the pelvis). The major reason for appendiceal perforation is delay in diagnosis and treatment. In general, the longer the delay between diagnosis and surgery, the more likely is perforation. The risk of perforation 36 hours after the onset of symptoms is at least 15%. Therefore, once appendicitis is diagnosed, surgery should be done without unnecessary delay.

A less common complication of appendicitis is blockage of the intestine. Blockage occurs when the inflammation surrounding the appendix causes the intestinal muscle to stop working, and this prevents the intestinal contents from passing. If the intestine above the blockage begins to fill with liquid and gas, the abdomen distends and nausea and vomiting may occur. It then may be necessary to drain the contents of the intestine through a tube passed through the nose and esophagus and into the stomach and intestine.

A feared complication of appendicitis is sepsis, a condition in which infecting bacteria enter the blood and travel to other parts of the body. This is a very serious, even life-threatening complication. Fortunately, it occurs infrequently

Answer 3

If you have ACUTE appendicitis, you will have terrible pain, fever, probably vomiting. If the appendix ruptures, the pain will subside temporarily as the bacteria and colon contents that were trapped in the appendix spill into your peritoneum. Then you will become septic (basically poisoned by bacteria), have much worse symptoms for a brief period, and probably die if you aren't treated right away.

For chronic appendicitis, you will have intermittent pain and possibly fever. The doctors have more time to decide the best way to remove the appendix and can often do it with a laparoscopic procedure which produces a smaller scar.

Answer 4

There are rare cases where a ruptured appendix "walls off," that is, it is encased in scar tissue and the associated peritonitis is mild enough that the patient recovers. I saw this only twice in my career. Both patients had recurrent bouts of pain and diarrhea, and eventually had an appendectomy.

As you probably know, the usual course of untreated appendicitis is increased inflammation leading to rupture and peritonitis. Such patients are REALLY sick, and if not treated early after rupture, they die a painful death.

Answer 5

Yes, I will kill you if it's untreated. The appendix will burst and the infection will spread. It's supposed to be pretty painful. It's intense pain is in your lower right side and usually there is vomiting and perhaps fever. If it's not very painful and you feel OK otherwise, it's probably not appendicitis.

Answer 6

Not a good idea to blow it off. Nothing is more important than your health. It may also be something completely different and unless you are or see a doctor, don't self diagnosis it - get the correct treatment. The poisons will make you very sick if it is.

Answer 7

Yes, it will poison your system and kill you.