Contents:
- Medical Video: Diagnosing Appendicitis: Signs and Symptoms | St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Symptoms of appendicitis, namely:
- How do you diagnose appendicitis?
- How to treat appendicitis?
- Helping children to help themselves
Medical Video: Diagnosing Appendicitis: Signs and Symptoms | St. Louis Children's Hospital
Early adolescence is the time when the first time appendicitis usually appears. This condition has the potential to experience severe intestinal inflammation. A small appendix located on the right side of the lower abdomen comes out of the intestine like a prominent tongue. Dissecting and removing the lump is the only way to treat appendicitis, and your body will be fine without appendicitis because it has no known function.
Symptoms of appendicitis, namely:
- Pain in the middle of the abdomen moves to the lower right part of the stomach
- Nausea and vomiting
- Constipation
- Gas pain
- Diarrhea
- Fever, appears after other symptoms
- Abdominal pain in the lower right
- Abdominal swelling
- High white blood cell count
- Loss of appetite
Anyone who has appendicitis will experience pain that is different from other illnesses. In adolescents, it starts with a vague abdominal pain near the navel. Then you will feel pain in the lower right side of your abdomen. This pain is the same as if the stomach is full and pressed at the same time.
Symptoms must be taken seriously. Appendicitis can infect the double layer of the peritoneal membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. The medical term is peritonitis. Tell your pediatrician or contact your local hospital emergency department. While waiting to be examined by a doctor, instruct your child to lie down and be quiet. Every movement including coughing or taking a deep breath can aggravate the pain. Do not give water, food, laxatives, aspirin or a heating pad.
How do you diagnose appendicitis?
Appendicitis is diagnosed through a physical examination and a comprehensive medical history, plus one or more of the following procedures:
- white blood cell count
- Urinalysis, to get rid of urinary tract infections
- Ultrasound
- Low GI (barium enema)
- CT scan
- Laparoscopic exploratory surgery
How to treat appendicitis?
Appendicitis can be difficult to diagnose. Therefore, your doctor may not schedule appendicitis until symptoms develop rapidly. Appendectomy usually takes two days to be hospitalized, at risk of complications, and leaves a small scar, but you will be completely cured.
Helping children to help themselves
Children should be encouraged to follow basic guidelines for a healthy digestive tract:
- Eat at a definite hour
- Drink plenty of water (at least eight glasses of water or other fluids every day)
- Always physically active
- Chew food slowly and swallow carefully
- Use aspirin and sufficient anti-inflammatory drugs. This drug can irritate the fragile digestive tract
- Don't smoke, because smoking can cause stomach injuries
- Don't hold back CHAPTER
- Try not to tighten your stomach when you defecate
- Most importantly, even though the activity is very busy, make sure to keep eating regularly. At least leave time to sit back at the dinner table, chew, and digest.This will not only help your child's intestines but also strengthen family ties.
