OMG Appendix ruptured
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Mine was on the way to bursting apparently. When they removed it, they had to drill three holes in my lower stomach and they said it was the size of a golf ball 
Ohhh the pain.. lol.. It took me about 6 weeks to recover fully from that.
Ohhh the pain.. lol.. It took me about 6 weeks to recover fully from that.
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I am feeling ill. better not be this. my stomach really hurts. 
This has made me realise how bad these things can get...
I have come to the conclusion that I have some sort of rumbling appendicitus or actuall appendicitus, i've had this 5+ times through my life and pain is undescribable, I cant stand up straight, lie down properly, have a poo because of the pain etc etc.
Definately need to get this checked out if you can die from it!!
I have come to the conclusion that I have some sort of rumbling appendicitus or actuall appendicitus, i've had this 5+ times through my life and pain is undescribable, I cant stand up straight, lie down properly, have a poo because of the pain etc etc.
Definately need to get this checked out if you can die from it!!
No, it's theorized that it's plant materials, such as grass that it was originally believed it was useful in breaking down in the digestive system.
Besides, you can eat raw red meat now just fine.
When I was looking into it all when I had my appendix out last year, I also read that a new study suggests that the Appendix may be a part of the gut which just stores bacteria. When you have something like diarrhea or illness or take antibiotics, all the good bacteria gets killed from your gut. The research theorizes that friendly bacteria survive in the appendix, thus allowing it to repopulate the gut more quickly.
Again, this wasn't totally proved as fact though.
The reason Appendicitis happens is because of bacteria that gets into it and causes the infection.
I had mine out 10 years ago. Went to bed one night absolutley fine, woke up around 4am in agony, struggled downstairs bent double rang the OOH doctors, who said "Take 2 paracetamol and go back to bed!", woke the other half up around 7am as I was conviced I would be dead soon from the pain I was in, and she rushed me to hospital.
I can remember being seen by the doc around 7.30, after a quick check - lie on side, knees up , VIOLATED! - the other doc came over and said "Poppy juice for you" followed by an injection. Then he came back with an anti-nauseant, injected me and the three of us watched a red inflamation go up my arm into my chest and then slowly spread out ........., "Hmmmm, I think your allergic to that".
Was still in agony half hour later so he came back, checked me over, said "more poppy juice for you" and then I lost the next 8 ish hours.
Got operated on at 8pm, and spent the next 7 days in hospital.
I can remember being seen by the doc around 7.30, after a quick check - lie on side, knees up , VIOLATED! - the other doc came over and said "Poppy juice for you" followed by an injection. Then he came back with an anti-nauseant, injected me and the three of us watched a red inflamation go up my arm into my chest and then slowly spread out ........., "Hmmmm, I think your allergic to that".
Was still in agony half hour later so he came back, checked me over, said "more poppy juice for you" and then I lost the next 8 ish hours.
Got operated on at 8pm, and spent the next 7 days in hospital
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