Symptoms of chronic appendicitis

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Chronic appendicitis is a rare appendiceal disease. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of appendix left after acute inflammation subsides. Now let's take a look at the symptoms of chronic appendicitis

Symptoms of chronic appendicitis

First, abdominal pain is the main symptom of chronic appendicitis, tenderness is the only sign, mainly located in the right lower abdomen, generally smaller, constant position, can appear under heavy pressure. No muscle tension and rebound pain, generally no abdominal mass, but sometimes can touch the flatulent cecum, which is one of the symptoms of chronic appendicitis.

Second, gastrointestinal discomfort is the second symptom of chronic appendicitis. Patients often feel dyspepsia and poor appetite. The patients with a longer course of disease may lose weight and weight. Generally no nausea and vomiting, no abdominal distension, but elderly patients can be accompanied by constipation.

Third, abdominal pain is one of the symptoms of chronic appendicitis, mainly in the right lower abdomen, which is characterized by intermittent dull pain or distending pain, sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and the location is relatively fixed. Most of the patients suffer from abdominal pain after eating, exercising and standing for a long time. There may be acute appendicitis in the course of the disease, which is also a symptom of chronic appendicitis.

matters needing attention

Patients in bed rest should pay attention to the use of side lying as far as possible to avoid compression to the appendix, and patients should pay more attention to body changes and abdominal pain is aggravating, in order to facilitate timely medical treatment. Don't abuse some narcotic analgesics by yourself. The diet is mainly liquid food, so as to avoid inflammation that may increase intestinal peristalsis,