Any person sometimes has pain in the epigastric region or in the area of the appendix. In order not to panic in vain, you need to know how to determine appendicitis, and get acquainted with the main clinical manifestations of the inflammatory process in the process of the intestine. Moreover, the diagnosis of this disease is not at all complicated.
Appendicitis - how to accurately determine what hurts?
The problem of early detection of inflammation of the appendix is that the first painful sensations occur in the upper epigastric or near the umbilical zone. Moreover, they have a wandering nature, so the patient for several hours can not even tell exactly where it hurts the stomach . It is also worth noting that when the position of the body changes discomfort, it increases, acquiring a stabbing, cutting character, it weakens, turning into a dull aching pain.
Already after 3-4 hours to diagnose appendicitis can be almost with 100% probability. The sufferer experiences strong digestive disorders, can not practically rise on his own, accepts the forced embryo posture due to severe pain in the right ileal region. It can irrigate in the groin, lower back, navel.
How to determine if there is appendicitis?
Most often, if you suspect a described disease, a person tries to find out whether or not he has an appendix. Do not press and feel yourself, it is better to use proven and safe methods of diagnosis at home.
Here's how to determine an attack of appendicitis:
- First lie on your right side and take the embryo's pose, and then - on the left, straightening your legs. With inflammation of the appendix in the first case, the pain subsides, in the second position it grows.
- Cough: if you have appendicitis, you will feel very strong pain.
- Bend your index finger and tap lightly on the abdomen in the right ileal region. The onset of pain is a characteristic symptom.
- Put your palm to the place where the discomfort is felt the hardest, and lightly press, and then snap off your hand. If the pain syndrome increases - you have an attack of appendicitis.
Can you determine appendicitis with ultrasound?
Ultrasound examination will show inflammation of the appendage only in half the cases, because, as a rule, the appendix is not displayed at this type of examination. Much more informative in this situation is an X-ray photograph, which will show the presence of Coprolite, which has occluded the organ.
Ultrasound of the abdominal cavity is prescribed to exclude other possible causes of pain syndrome, it is more often performed in women, in order to reveal the presence of gynecological problems.
How to determine the appendicitis by the blood test?
Any inflammatory process causes a sharp increase in leukocytes in the blood, so an analysis of the biological fluid in appendicitis can confirm the diagnosis. But it is worth remembering that the disease in question is not the only reason for the high concentration of white blood cells, laboratory testing is performed only as a confirmatory factor.
How do appendicitis determine doctors?
First of all, the doctor will perform a survey and a thorough examination of the victim, palpate the stomach and right iliac region. With acute appendicitis, these manipulations are already sufficient to diagnose and hospitalize a person.
A stationary examination consists in the appointment of X-ray examination, microscopy of urine, blood analysis and computed tomography. Naturally, with the threat of rupture of a pus-filled appendix, these measures are postponed, because an urgent operation is necessary to cut off the process.