How long does conservative treatment of appendicitis take

We Chinese people value the integrity of the body, and surgery can damage one's vitality. Therefore, if one suffers from chronic appendicitis, doctors will generally recommend that patients avoid surgery and choose conservative treatment unless it is absolutely necessary. Western medicine often uses intravenous infusion to treat inflammation and infection. Patients should never take medication on their own and must follow the doctor's orders. So, some people may ask, how long does conservative treatment of appendicitis last?

1. Chronic appendicitis

It refers to the chronic inflammatory lesions of the appendix left after the acute inflammation of the appendix subsides. Chronic appendicitis is divided into 2 types: primary and secondary. Primary chronic appendicitis has an insidious onset, symptoms develop slowly, attacks are intermittent, and the course of the disease lasts for a long time, from several months to several years. There is no typical history of acute attacks at the beginning of the disease, and there is no recurrence of acute attacks during the course of the disease.

2. Folk remedies for conservative treatment of chronic appendicitis

1. Add 50g of coix seed, 25g of wax gourd seeds, 15g each of moutan bark, peach kernel and viola yedoensis, add 300ml (6 liang) of water and boil until 100ml. Decoction twice, mix and take in two doses, 1 dose per day.

2. Take 50 grams each of honeysuckle and dandelion, 25 grams of moutan bark, 15 grams of rhubarb, 12 grams of red peony root, 9 grams each of toosendan fruit, peach kernel and licorice. Take 1-2 doses per day, decocted in water and taken in 2 to 4 times.

3. Use equal amounts of ginger and taro. Peel and chop the taro, mash it into a paste. Mash the ginger and squeeze out the juice. Stir together and add appropriate amount of flour. Stir into a paste. Spread it on a cloth according to the size of the affected area and apply it to the affected area. Change it twice a day and the pain will be relieved after 3 days.

3. Precautions for patients with chronic appendicitis

1. When pain occurs occasionally, you can take medicine for a period of time to suppress the pain, but it is not recommended to take it all the time. You can choose not to take it when there is no pain.

2. Fatigue, overeating, strenuous exercise, and greasy and spicy food may all cause recurrence of the disease. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and pay attention to food hygiene. Eating a balanced, nutritious diet can effectively relieve pain and even make you feel no pain.

3. Pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise, exercise appropriately to enhance your resistance, don't worry too much, maintain a happy mood, go to the hospital regularly for disease check-ups, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

4. Eat less pickled food. Pickled foods contain more salt and certain carcinogens, which can aggravate the patient's dehydration symptoms. In addition, the immune protection function of patients with chronic appendicitis is weakened, which increases the chance of developing cancer.

5. Eat less fried food. Fried foods are not easy to digest and will increase the burden on the digestive tract, aggravating the gastrointestinal symptoms of patients with chronic appendicitis and causing indigestion.

6. Drink water in moderation. Drinking an appropriate amount of water can not only neutralize stomach acid and reduce the irritation of gastric juice to damaged tissues, but also replenish the water shortage in the body caused by diarrhea in patients with chronic appendicitis.

4. How long does conservative treatment of appendicitis take?

If chronic appendicitis is treated conservatively, the time it takes to be effective varies from person to person, and the patient needs to pay attention to his or her diet and other lifestyle habits throughout his or her life, otherwise it is likely to relapse.