appendicitis symptom
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6 Year Old Has Pain on Right Side
Asked by J.M. from Reno
on February 21, 2012
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I am worried about appendicitis but my husband had it when he was a kid and said the pain was more in the front of his belly, my son says it hurts like under the botto...
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- I don't know but at the very least you can call the nurses line at your family Dr or pediatrician.
- one classic symptom is the person will walk bent at the waist, also everyone has different symptoms. i never felt sick to my stomach or vomited and that is also a clas...
- Contact your doctor ASAP or consider taking him to an "urgent care center" if the pain is continuing now. Don't believe what your husband and everyone says about "c...
Pain in Right Lower Abdomen
Asked by M.H. from Phoenix
on April 24, 2008
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I had a laproscopy in January to drain ovarian cysts and to cauterize Endometriosis in my fallopian tubes. Since last night I have had a sharp pain in my right lower a...
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- Hi M. I can understand where you are coming from. I have suffered from Endometriosis for several years. I have had stage 4 and have had 4-5 laproscopies to get rid of...
- Hi M.! It may be related toyour past health issues, but you need to check it out as soon as possible, just in case. I had an emergency appendectomy ;ast October. I...
- You should really ask your doctor all of this to make sure your ok.
6 Year Old with Pain at Belly Button
Asked by E.B. from Springfield
on February 20, 2008
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My six year old daughter has been complaining of a belly ache right at her belly button for about a week now. She has thrown up once, three nights ago. But still will ...
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- Another idea could be her gall bladder. When people have issues with their gall bladder it isn't always constant or really painful. So this might be another thing that...
- I would take her to the Doctor and make sure she doesn't have a hernia. Does she have an outtie for a belly button? K.
- my daughter acts like this when she has strep--no sore throat, just stomach ache and won't eat--take her to the dr.
Ovarian Cysts + Back Pain?
Asked by E.C. from Salt Lake City
on February 24, 2008
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I have endometrosis and ovarian cysts. I was just wondering, has anyone else has had back pain when their cysts act up? Especially at night? My cysts are acting up a...
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- This may have nothing to do with it, but sometimes random information turns out to be useful. I've had back pain since I was about 16. It has changed over the years, h...
- E., I have been studying nutrition and natural health for many years. One of the things I have learned is estrogen dominance. It is a disease that is totally curable ...
- Hi E.! In resonse to your back pain relating to cysts. I believe it's possible. I'm a yoga teacher with PCOS, so I sometimes have cysts too. I can recommend some bo...
Anyone Else Have Children with Frequent Bellyaches?
Asked by J.C. from Fort Wayne
on May 10, 2009
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My 6 year old daughter complains of bellyaches a LOT. I have taken her to the doctor and he said since she wasn't waking up at night with them that it's probably stre...
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- an upper GI is non evasive and is a very good way to see the stomach in motion with doing a scope of inside the stomach itself. my son has had both done. he had an upp...
- They should test for allergies and acid reflux. certain antacids make my reflux worse, took the doctors forever to believe me, so I've been there. in the time it tak...
- I have a 5 yr old and a 7 yr old that say the same thing every night before bed. I have talked with my son's doctor about it and couldn't find anything wrong. So, wh...
Tummy Pain and Vomitting in My Nursery Going Son
Asked by V.R. from Washington DC
on July 26, 2011
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Hi Mamas,
Its V. from the UK again.
We had a good summer here and the wee one (4 and half) just started his vacation.
Last Tuesday he had a party, and I dont kn...
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- Hmm. Please consider whether your son should be taken to a hospital A&E ward and checked right away for appendicitis, just in case. The fact that the ache is now const...
- I would put him on the BRAT diet with water. See if whatever it is moves along. It could be that he just had too much greasy food. The key is to keep him hydrated.
- If it was something he ate, it should be out of his system by now. There is a great on line homeopathic resource called abchomeopathy.com Several remedies come to min...
Ruptured Apendix
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on March 26, 2007
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I just want to know if my expectations are too high? My 2.5 year old boy had surgery last night for ruptured apendix.It raptured about 2 days before the surgery. He wa...
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- I am horrified at the pain your little one must have suffered. At two, it is difficult to diagnose, but extremely sad that the medical staff was not on top of it more...
- I wanted to let you know that this exact thing actually happened to my mother last year!! It was outrageous, and you are not wrong for being upset. I wanted to warn ...
- You are not crazy in the least bit. I work in surgery. They should have done the scan. He could have or can become septic from a ruptured appendix. It's not hard to di...
Dry Heaves
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on December 2, 2011
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My 6 yr old came home from school happy and normal today, we started wrapping gifts she bought at her santa kids shop, and she said I need a drink I don't feel good. T...
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- That's one of the varied, joyful ways a digestive virus (sometimes called stomach flu) can make itself known. If that's what she has, then she should be better within ...
- She's probably just trying to get something up that is upsetting her stomach...maybe even a stomach virus. Have her sip water or ginger ale and if that makes her feel...
- One other thing to watch is dehydration...vomiting and dry heaves are a part of that. My daughter was dehydrated a few years ago and after 2 trips to the doc in 12 ho...
Teen Daughter with a Severe UTI...ER visit..Fever Now...
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on April 8, 2012
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Any advice? 17 year old daughter went to ER last night with abdominal pain. She had been in pain on and off for almost 2 days but it all came to a head last night very...
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- I hope you took her back. It could be her kidneys. It could be anything. A high fever on meds indicates something is going on even if she's not in pain. Trust your...
- If she still has a high fever after 24 hours of antibiotic it makes sense to follow up with another visit.
- my 17yo cousin just went thru something similar. She ended up at the ER for a 2nd visit & was kept for almost a week. Please, please contact the ER again. :)
Burning Pain in My Lower Rt Side
Asked by M.M. from Springfield
on July 7, 2008
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Hello All,
Just wondering if any of you can help me out. For the last 3 days about every 15-30 min I have a stabbing/burning pain in my lower right abdomen. It only...
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- Have you been to webmd.com? I easily found a abdominal pain checklist of yes/no questions. They also have a symptom checker area. I had lower right pain once, b...
- I would get to the doc right away. My first thought is maybe its your appendix. It can cause pain several days before it ruptures.
- Hi, this could also be gastritis. That can be painful too.
