Appendicitis refers to a sudden inflammation of the appendix, which is a small finger-shaped pouch which projects from our colon, and is located on the lower portion of the right side in our abdomen.
Appendicitis refers to a sudden inflammation of the appendix, which is a small finger-shaped pouch which projects from our colon, and is located on the lower portion of the right side in our abdomen. The appendix in the body enlarges and fills with the foul liquid causing pain in the body.
Appendicitis causes severe pain in the lower right abdomen. However for most people, pain usually commences from around the navel and then exacerbates further. Also as the inflammation worsens over time, appendicitis pain keeps increasing and eventually becomes unbearable.
Timely medical treatment is therefore extremely crucial for quick, effective and permanent treatment of appendicitis.
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