The causes of abdominal pain, there are a great many. And one of them may be appendicitis, the symptoms (signs) of which everyone should know in order to promptly call for medical help. This disease is the most common among diseases of the digestive system, which requires immediate surgical intervention. Therefore, it is very important to diagnose a problem in time and call an ambulance if necessary.
Signs of appendicitis in women can manifest themselves as follows:
• The first thing you should pay attention to is the nature of the pain. As a rule, at the very beginning of inflammation of the appendicitis it is not possible to show exactly where the abdominal pain is concentrated. It seems that it spreads throughout the abdominal cavity, but so far not so strong. However, after a couple of hours, the pain is concentrated at a certain point (mainly below and to the right) and begins to grow with a vengeance. Soon, if you do not seek help in time, the signs of appendicitis in women become so pronounced that you can only lie on your side and bent over.
• Secondly, due to the inflammatory process, nausea and vomiting appear in the appendix, and in rare cases, upset stomach. However, as a rule, these signs of appendicitis in women are single in nature and are not intrusive or debilitating.
• The tongue upon examination is covered with a white layer of plaque, dry.
• There is a sharp and steady increase in body temperature.
Most often, relatives close to the patient, even before the arrival of doctors, try to independently diagnose signs of appendicitis in women by bending and unbending legs and pressing in place of pain. So, of course, you can make a diagnosis, but by doing such manipulations, without experience, you can even more harm the patient, causing apoplexy of the appendix.
For those who are expecting a baby, the likelihood of such a problem is very small. Signs of appendicitis in pregnant women are the same as in women who do not expect an increase, but often vomiting and pain are associated with a change in hormonal levels, and not with inflammation of the appendix. Therefore, expectant mothers need to carefully monitor their body, and at the slightest suspicion, call a doctor. At the same time, you need to know that in the late stages of pregnancy, the internal organs of a woman change their location, and therefore the pain with inflammation of the appendicitis may not be in the right side, but slightly higher or even in the lumbar region.
Late seeking medical help and self-medication can provoke a
rupture of the appendix and very serious health problems. Despite the apparent simplicity of conducting such operations, surgeons also experience deaths due to the negligent attitude of people to their feelings. Therefore, even if there is at least one symptom that makes you suspect of appendicitis, do not be too lazy to dial an ambulance number. It really can save your life.