It turns out that there are 3 symptoms of chronic appendicitis

Chronic appendicitis, also known as chronic appendicitis, is one of the more common diseases in daily life. Although its attacks are not as serious as acute appendicitis, it also causes considerable harm to human health. Therefore, we must also understand the symptoms of chronic appendicitis so that we can detect it early and treat it early to avoid missing the best treatment time.

Symptoms of chronic appendicitis:

1. Diarrhea

The most common symptom of chronic gastroenteritis is diarrhea, which occurs once or more per day. Some people only have multiple bowel movements after breakfast and do not have diarrhea at other times. Occasionally, some people have diarrhea more than 20 times a day. Diarrhea does not occur at night, and you will not wake up due to the urge to defecate, so it does not interfere with sleep, and fecal incontinence will not occur. Some patients have large amounts of white or clear mucus in their stool, or even entirely mucus.

2. Abdominal pain

The pain is usually located in the left lower abdomen or right upper abdomen. The nature of the pain varies: colic, bloating, severe pain, stabbing pain, tightening pain, etc. It may last from minutes to hours and be relieved by passing gas, having a bowel movement, or having an enema.

3. Other manifestations

It is often accompanied by other symptoms of the digestive system, such as upper abdominal distension after eating, anorexia, belching, nausea, etc., and may be accompanied by some symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction, such as palpitations, fatigue, drowsiness, sweating, hot flashes, headaches, etc. Some mental symptoms may also occur, such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, etc.

When chronic appendicitis is in the early simple inflammatory stage, once the inflammation is absorbed and subsides, the appendix can return to normal and will not recur. Therefore, the appendix does not need to be removed. Non-surgical treatment can be used to promote the early disappearance of appendicitis inflammation.

When the diagnosis of chronic appendicitis is clear and there are surgical indications, but the patient's physical condition or objective conditions do not allow it, non-surgical treatment can be adopted first to delay surgery. If acute appendicitis is combined with localized peritonitis and an inflammatory mass is formed, non-surgical treatment should also be used to allow the inflammatory mass to be absorbed before considering elective appendectomy.

If the inflammatory mass turns into an abscess, it should be incised and drained first, followed by elective appendectomy. When the diagnosis of chronic appendicitis has not been confirmed and needs to be observed, non-surgical treatment can be used while observing changes in the condition.