Signs and symptoms of appendicitis in adults

Appendicitis - is an acute inflammation of the appendix of the caecum. Pathology poses a serious danger and requires prompt intervention. Anyone can get sick with appendicitis, regardless of age. Lifestyles and gender. Acute appendicitis can develop both in childhood and in adulthood. However, the most typical case of appendicitis is considered to be the disease in children and young people in the age group from 15 to 35 years.

Among all pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, appendicitis can be considered the most common. If an attack of acute appendicitis occurs, it is necessary to call an ambulance in the shortest possible time. In the absence of treatment, it is possible to spread the inflammatory process and develop peritonitis, which is fraught with the most disastrous consequences.

In humans, the length of the appendix is ​​about 5-17 cm. Its thickness is approximately equal to 1 . See appendix is ​​a rudimentary formation that, as such, does not take part in the digestive process.

Nevertheless, with the onset of a number of unfavorable processes, the onset of inflammation of the process is possible, which drastically reduces the quality of human life and threatens serious dangers to human health. Symptoms of appendicitis in adults need to be known, which will allow us to recognize the danger in time.

Signs of appendicitis in adults

Sudden abdominal pains that first localize in the navel area. Gradually, pain affects the entire abdomen as a whole. A few hours later the pains will "settle" in a particular place. Basically, it's at the bottom of the abdomen on the right. Pain is a stable, aching shade.

However, the symptoms of an attack of appendicitis suggest that pain can form in different parts of the abdomen, which is due to the location of the appendix;- When the inflamed appendix is ​​in the pelvis, painful sensations in the right ileal region can be joined by the symptoms of inflammation of nearby organs: right-side adnexitis, cystitis.

Pain sensations can abruptly pass, which does not remove the need for consultation of the surgeon. Signs of inflammation of appendicitis are not limited solely to pain. The cessation of pain can speak of the onset of perforation of the wall of the appendage.

Pain sensations are of an individual nature, but are invariable companions of the disease in almost all cases. What else can be the first signs of appendicitis?

• nausea;
• vomiting;
• weakness;
• general malaise;
• intense sweating;
• increased heart rate;
• cyanosis of the skin.

Signs of appendicitis in women may coincide with pathologies of development and diseases of the genital organs. More tests are needed to make an accurate diagnosis.

An effective diagnostic tool that must be performed by specialists - palpation with the hands of the anterior abdominal wall of the patient. If you press in the right groin area, then the pain will not be observed. Only after the doctor sharply lets go of the pressed place, where appendicitis is, the patient will experience a sharp pain.

If you suspect an inflammation, just call an ambulance over the phone. Do not take the medicine before the doctor arrives, so as not to lubricate the overall picture of the symptoms for the doctor's precise diagnosis. It is necessary to go to bed and wait for the doctor.

The main method of treating appendicitis in acute form is apendectomy - an operation to remove an inflamed vermiform appendix. The operation is not complicated. After the recovery period, the patient will be all right. However, the symptoms of appendicitis in adults should be identified in a timely manner with the subsequent application for medical care. Moreover, the first signs of appendicitis in adults gangplank with a huge list of other disorders and pathologies.