Appendicitis occurs when your appendix, a worm-shaped pouch attached to the large intestine, becomes inflamed.
It can be life threatening if the appendix bursts, but doctors usually remove it surgically before this happens.
A diagnosis can be tricky, however, says Michael Payne, MD, a gastroenterologist with Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated public healthcare system, in Cambridge, Mass. "It is a very common illness and many people don't have classic symptoms," he says. "We actually have to put our hands on a belly to see for sure."
Appendicitis occurs when your appendix, a worm-shaped pouch attached to the large intestine, becomes inflamed.It can be life threatening if the appendix bursts, but doctors usually remove it surgically before this happens.A diagnosis can be tricky, however, says Michael Payne, MD, a gastroenterologist with Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated public healthcare system, in Cambridge, Mass. "It is a very common illness and many people don't have classic symptoms," he says. "We actually have to put our hands on a belly to see for sure."
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