Lower right abdominal pain: Appendicitis? Posted: 03-18-07 09:55am
I have been having lower right abdomen
pain for over 6 weeks, 2 weeks into it I
went to the ER, they did physical exam and
blood work. Told me to follow up with my
DR. Went to my physician 3 days later, he
wanted sonogram and colonoscopy. He
thinks IBS. The pelvic sonogram only
showed a large area of gas built up in the
area my pain is in.
I'm still awaiting the results of
colonoscopy and sonogram.
My question is would this be my appendix?
The pain is just discomfort scale from
1-10 maybe a 1 or 2. What does this sound
like to you?
Appendix inflammation (appendicitis) is
usually much more painful than simple
abdominal discomfort. Unfortunately, all
the diagnostic procedures you’ve done
(an ultrasound, colonoscopy) can neither
prove nor deny appendicitis. Diagnosis of
acute appendicitis is clinical in nature
and is made according to the symptoms and
signs shown by the person experiencing the
pain. Therefore, diagnosis of
appendicitis remains very uncertain
because many other abdominal disorders
manifest the same symptoms (abdominal
pain, temperature, vomiting, nausea etc.).
Sometimes even healthy appendices are
surgically removed or something else is
found during the operation because of an
incorrect diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
IBS can manifest with many symptoms
including abdominal pain or discomfort.
You can wait until all medical reports are
completed before thinking about diagnosis
and treatment of the condition.
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