Yes, and no. There are many disease processes whose symptoms include lower abdominal pain and vomiting; to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis, blood tests along with a x-ray/CT are needed.
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Appendicitis?
No pain in the lower part of your abdomen is and fever. The pain can go on for days and get worse until one finally get that it's time to go to the hospital. It differs a bit between patients. Yes, a headache can be one of the symptoms of appendicitis. I had appendicitis and a severe headache over a 3-day period was one of my symptoms, along with general pain in my abdomen, nausea and one bout of vomiting over the 3-day period. Headache is the sign of a infection in your body or fever. It's not a typical symptom of appendicitis.
Antacids should be avoided if any signs of appendicitis or inflamed bowel are present. These include cramping, pain, and soreness in the lower abdomen, bloating, and nausea and vomiting.
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abdominal pain that starts suddenly near the umbilicus and spreads to the lower right side of the abdomen abdominal swelling rigid abdominal muscles cramps constipation or diarrhea nausea and vomiting loss of appetite low-grade fever Although pain from appendicitis typically occurs in the lower right side of the abdomen, pregnant women may have pain in the upper right side of the abdomen. This is because the appendix is higher during pregnancy.
If it is in the lower right, comes on suddenly and does not go away, it may be an appendicitis. If it comes in waves, with nausea and includes lower back pain it may be kidney stones. If it is sudden, causes nausea, and is lessening in intensity over 1-3 hours it may be a rupturing ovarian cyst.
Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) usually (but not always) begins with abdominal pain in the center of the abdomen (in the vicinity of the belly button), followed by nausea and vomiting. Later on, the pain migrates to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Appendicitis is a medical emergency. If you are having these symptoms, or indeed any moderately severe to severe abdominal pain, you should seek medical attention immediately.
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The appendix lies in the right iliac fossa. Not on the left lower side of the abdomen. Unless you have reverse position of the abdominal organs. So your pain is not likely to be of the appendicitis. Your physician will diagnose it. He may go for ultrasound examination of the abdomen.
Severe pain in umbilical region, fallowed by vomiting is the first symptom of acute appendicitis. Shortly the pain shift to right iliac region. vomiting after getting pain in abdomen and loss of appetite is prominent symptom.
Pain in the umbilical area is there in the beginning. This pain shifts towards right lower abdomen eventually. You can have bout of vomiting. There has to be loss of appetite in almost every case.