The first signs of appendicitis in women

The causes of abdominal pain are a great many. And one of them can be appendicitis, the symptoms (signs) of which everyone should know in order to call for medical help on time. This disease is the most common among the ailments of the digestive system, which requires immediate surgical intervention. Therefore, it is very important to diagnose the 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 appendicitis inflammation , it is not possible to show exactly where the abdominal pain is concentrated. There is a feeling that it spreads throughout the abdominal cavity, but so far not so strong. However, after a couple of hours, soreness concentrates at a certain point (mainly down and right) and begins to increase with a doubled force. Soon, if you do not seek help in time, the signs of appendicitis in women become so obvious that you can already lie on your side and bend.

• Secondly, because of the inflammatory process in the appendix, there is nausea and vomiting, in rare cases - indigestion. However, as a rule, these signs of appendicitis in women are of a single character and are not intrusive or debilitating.

• The tongue is covered with a white layer of plaque on examination, dry.

• There is a sharp and steady rise in body temperature.

Most often, those close to the patient, before the arrival of doctors, try to independently diagnose signs of appendicitis in women, bending and unbending their legs and pressing on the place of pain. So, of course, you can diagnose, but by doing such manipulations, without having experience, you can further damage the patient, causing apoplexy of the appendix.

For those who are expecting a child, the probability of such a problem is very small. Signs of appendicitis in pregnant women are the same as in women who are not expecting an addition, but often vomiting and painful sensations are associated with a change in the hormonal background, and not with an inflammation of the appendix. Therefore, future mothers need to carefully monitor their body, and with the slightest suspicion of calling a doctor. In this case, you need to know that in the late pregnancy, the internal organs of the woman change their location, and therefore the pain associated with inflammation of appendicitis may not be in the right side, but slightly higher or even in the lumbar region.

Later, seeking medical help and self-medication can trigger a ruptured appendix and very serious health problems. Despite the seeming simplicity of carrying out such operations, in the practice of surgeons there are also deaths due to the negligent attitude of people towards their sensations. Therefore, even if you have at least one symptom that makes you suspicious of appendicitis, do not be lazy to dial an emergency number. It really can save your life.