Does this sound like appendicitis?!


Question: Does this sound like appendicitis?
Around noon today I noticed a pain in my lower right stomach, just above my right hip bone. It's not a very bad pain, kind of more of a pressure feeling. It intensifies if I crunch towards the area, as well as if I stretch away from it. I've toughed the outside of it plenty of times, and only felt a sharp pain once when I pushed really hard. I don't have any fever, and it only hurts slightly to walk.

I just recently started running 3 miles, 5 days a week and I ran today even so. It didn't really effect my running. Could this be a strained or pulled muscle, or could it be appendicitis? Thanks for any help!

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Did it start as a vague area-type pain or did it start out as an identifiable point?

"The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain. The pain is at first diffuse and poorly localized, that is, not confined to one spot. (Poorly localized pain is typical whenever a problem is confined to the small intestine or colon, including the appendix.) The pain is so difficult to pinpoint that when asked to point to the area of the pain, most people indicate the location of the pain with a circular motion of their hand around the central part of their abdomen. A second, common, early symptom of appendicitis is loss of appetite which may progress to nausea and even vomiting. Nausea and vomiting also may occur later due to intestinal obstruction.

As appendiceal inflammation increases, it extends through the appendix to its outer covering and then to the lining of the abdomen, a thin membrane called the peritoneum. Once the peritoneum becomes inflamed, the pain changes and then can be localized clearly to one small area. Generally, this area is between the front of the right hip bone and the belly button. The exact point is named after Dr. Charles McBurney--McBurney's point. If the appendix ruptures and infection spreads throughout the abdomen, the pain becomes diffuse again as the entire lining of the abdomen becomes inflamed.

The diagnosis of appendicitis begins with a thorough history and physical examination. Patients often have an elevated temperature, and there usually will be moderate to severe tenderness in the right lower abdomen when the doctor pushes there. If inflammation has spread to the peritoneum, there is frequently rebound tenderness. Rebound tenderness is pain that is worse when the doctor quickly releases his hand after gently pressing on the abdomen over the area of tenderness."

http://www.medicinenet.com/appendicitis/…




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