Most often, when a disease such as appendicitis occurs , the symptoms in adults, the elderly, pregnant women and children can differ significantly from each other.
Clinical manifestations of the disease in adults
In such people, the so-called classic symptoms of appendicitis are observed. Initially, the patient experiences pain near the navel. Further they move to the right ileal area. If a person develops a gangrenous form of appendicitis, then the pain can subside for a while. When the appendix perforates, the patient has very severe, often diffuse, pain. In this case, surgical intervention must be carried out as soon as possible, otherwise such a complication can lead to the most deplorable consequences. The fact is that in this case peritonitis develops, which is perhaps the most dangerous condition for the body.
If appendicitis develops , the symptoms in adults are not limited to pain. In such patients, the temperature rises, a single vomiting occurs. Naturally, their general condition suffers. It is worth noting that if appendicitis develops, symptoms in adults most often correspond to their classic version, however, they can manifest themselves with different severity.
Appendicitis in the elderly
If appendicitis develops in representatives of the older generation, then their symptoms of this disease appear somewhat differently than in adults. The fact is that the sensitivity in the elderly is reduced. This leads to the fact that their pain has an unexpressed, diffuse character. They cannot indicate exactly in which place the pain sensations in them are manifested most of all. Sometimes appendicitis in such people is almost asymptomatic. The result is a fairly frequent development in the elderly of such complications as appendicular infiltration. In this case, the patient has dull pain in the iliac region on the right.
Appendicitis in pregnant women
If appendicitis develops, the symptoms in adults and pregnant women are practically no different. Future mothers also have pains in the lower abdomen, in its right side. The only feature is the fact that in this area pregnant women often experience pain without any pathological process. If the pain is not very pronounced, then the woman may not go to the doctor at all. This is quite dangerous. Only emergency care for appendicitis guarantees both the preservation of the health of the mother and the normal further development of the fetus.
Appendicitis in children
This disease can be very difficult to detect. If in older children his clinic is practically no different from that in adults, then the kids simply do not have the opportunity to point to the place where the pain is localized. Naturally, such a child will be restless. In addition, his abdominal muscles will be very tense. The diagnosis is made on the basis of a specialist examination of the baby.