1. Abdominal pain is a sign of appendicitis

Most patients with appendicitis have abdominal pain. The pain usually appears around the navel, sometimes painful, sometimes not, sometimes dull, sometimes severe. After several hours, the pain gradually increases and moves to the lower right side of the lower abdomen (right iliac fossa). At this time, the pain is severe and increasingly severe. When pressing on the location of the appendix with your hand, or when coughing and moving, the pain will increase. Appendicitis often causes random pain, from many different locations in the abdomen, most commonly around the navel.

2. Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite are signs of appendicitis

Appendicitis pain is accompanied by signs of digestive disorders. Patients will often feel nauseous, vomiting after having abdominal pain. Digestive problems in general cause digestive activity to be interrupted. The digestive system has problems, so the body feels nauseous, loss of appetite.

3. Fever is a sign of appendicitis

Appendicitis often causes a mild fever. The fever reaction indicates that the body is infected. Initially, the patient only has a slight fever, then gradually increases. The symptoms of mild fever (usually from 38 – 38.5 degrees Celsius) accompanied by chills and shivering are the body’s reactions to infection. The patient may be infected in the surrounding areas of the abdomen.

A fever of up to 38 degrees is a normal reaction when the body reacts to an infectious agent. However, a fever higher than 40 degrees can be a warning sign of peritonitis due to a perforated appendix causing a severe infection. Along with the fever, the patient will also have shivering and chills. This condition requires being taken to the hospital for timely treatment.

4. Stomach rumbling, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation accompanied by flatulence, digestive disorders are signs of appendicitis