What are the symptoms of appendicitis in girls?

Appendicitis is mainly divided into acute and chronic types. If it is acute appendicitis, it usually first manifests as dull pain in the upper abdomen and around the navel, and the pain will gradually transfer to other parts of the body's digestive system, such as pain in the lower right abdomen. In the case of chronic appendicitis, it mainly manifests as loss of appetite, etc. So, what exactly does a girl suffer from appendicitis? The editor will introduce it to you.

If acute appendicitis is not treated early, it may develop into appendicitis gangrene and perforation, complicated by localized or diffuse peritonitis. Acute appendicitis has a mortality rate of less than 1%, and the mortality rate after diffuse peritonitis occurs is 5-10%.

After non-surgical treatment or cure of acute appendicitis, hyperplasia and thickening of the fibrous tissue of the appendix wall, narrowing of the lumen and surrounding adhesions may be left behind. This is called chronic appendicitis, which can easily lead to another acute attack.

If the patient has no history of acute appendicitis but complains of chronic right lower abdominal pain, it is not appropriate to easily diagnose it as chronic appendicitis and remove the appendix. Other ileocecal diseases should be excluded, such as tumors, tuberculosis, nonspecific appendicitis, Crohn's disease and mobile appendix, etc. Psychoneural factors should also be excluded, otherwise appendectomy will be difficult, and the symptoms may not be eliminated even if there are no other lesions.

Typical symptoms of appendicitis include:

1. Pain in the right lower abdomen

2. Nausea and vomiting

3. Constipation or diarrhea

4. Low-grade fever

5. Loss of appetite and abdominal distension, etc.

The abdominal pain of appendicitis usually starts in the upper abdomen, under the xiphoid process or around the navel. After about 6-8 hours, the pain gradually moves downward and finally fixes in the lower right abdomen. Pain in the right lower abdomen when coughing, sneezing or pressing. If you have the above symptoms, you should see a doctor immediately and do not take it lightly.

What should patients with appendicitis pay attention to in their diet? Here are a few things to note:

1. Use drugs with caution, especially some antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs, which have a strong irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and may cause gastrointestinal bleeding or even perforation in severe cases. It is best not to use them or use them sparingly.

2. Do not drink alcohol and avoid eating raw, cold, or spicy foods. Eat less fried and indigestible foods. Avoid overeating and eat small, frequent meals.

3. Prevent excessive fatigue, because overwork will reduce the body's disease resistance and cause a sudden worsening of the condition.

4. Drinking a moderate amount of water can neutralize stomach acid and reduce the irritation of gastric juice on the ulcer surface. It can also replenish the body's mild dehydration caused by diarrhea.

5. Adjust your diet structure, eat more vegetarian food and less meat; eat more soft food and less hard food. Supplement nutrition appropriately and strengthen physical exercise.

The above is a brief introduction to the specific manifestations of a girl suffering from appendicitis and the usual conditioning methods. Hereby, I would like to remind everyone again that you should promote excretion more often in daily life, which will help eliminate the large amount of garbage accumulated in the body, eliminate possible intestinal inflammation, and can also help prevent the occurrence of appendicitis.