Воспалением аппендицита называют такой процесс, which affects the appendix. This element refers to the cecum and is called in medicine "appendix". The symptoms of the disease vary somewhat, it is determined by the form and individual characteristics of the patient. There are chronic and acute inflammation of appendicitis in children and adults. The first option in the past few years is much less common than before. As a rule, the reason is that acute inflammation proceeded with complications, due to which removal was impossible.
With this type of disease, there are several stages. One stage eventually passes to another if there has been no intervention from the side of the doctors. They talk about:
As a rule, inflammation of the appendix goes through all the steps described earlier in just 48 hours. Acute inflammation of appendicitis is a dangerous disease that does not tolerate delay.
At the first sign of an urgent need to visit the surgeon. If the disease has reached the phlegmonous stage, the risk of complications increases.
Highlighting signs of appendicitis, firstturn mention pain. It appears in the area near the navel. Feels like stupid, not passing over time, constant. Sometimes the stomach hurts from above, approximately up to the middle. Less commonly, painful sensations cover the abdomen completely. Sometimes pain is felt on the right in the iliac region.
An increase in discomfort occurs whenman walks, leans. Pursue sharp discomfort when coughing and laughing. It is very painful to sneeze. But older people tend to the absence of pain.
Note that atypical locationThe appendix pain syndrome can be felt in an unpredictable location. Sometimes it hurts on the right under the ribs, near the pubis or in the area of the kidneys, ureters. Pain may be given to the hips or lower back. In some cases, it is noted that the pain is felt in the external genital organs. An unspecified area on the left side of the body may hurt.
A few hours after the initial appearancepain syndrome is shifting sensations in the direction of the appendix. These signs of inflammation of the appendicitis in women are very important: if you suddenly stop feeling pain, there is a high probability that the disease will become gangrenous, which is associated with the death of nerve endings in the affected area. You can not pull: you need to urgently call a doctor!
Private signs of appendicitis inflammation inAdult males and females are vomiting and nausea accompanying pain. Please note: before the appearance of pain such sensations are not observed. If nausea first appeared, and only then pain came, there is a chance that it is not a problem of an inflamed appendix, but another pathology, which the doctor will be able to diagnose.
You should also be aware that in most casesvomiting occurs only once. Why is this characteristic inflammation of appendicitis? Symptoms in adults suggest that this is a reflex toxin rejection by the body.
Characteristic symptoms of inflammation of appendicitis inwomen and men include language changes. At the beginning of the disease, it is usually wet and covered with a thin white bloom. With the progression of appendicitis, the tongue becomes dry. This indicates that inflammation of the peritoneum has begun.
Temperatures usually rise insignificantly.How to determine the inflammation of appendicitis, focusing on it? Remember that patients usually have a temperature of 37 to 38 degrees. It remains for a long time without changes. In rare cases, the rise is fixed above 38 degrees. But if the body temperature has risen even higher, it is safe to say that the inflammatory process is progressing in earnest.
Характерные признаки воспаления аппендицита, suspicious diseases include stool, although this is more common in older people. Mark constipation. If the appendix is located near the loops of the small intestine, the likelihood of diarrhea is high. For this reason, there are frequent cases of erroneous hospitalization of the patient in the infectious disease wards.
Due to the severe state of the body, sleep is disturbed. The general discomfort strongly influences a person's feeling of his body, pursues a state of fatigue, lethargy, and indifference.
Appetite for acute appendicitis usually disappears completely.
Statistics show that this form is developing.very rarely, not more often than in one percent of all cases of inflammation of the appendix. Inflammation after appendicitis is manifested by pain in the right iliac region. Feels dull. Localization of pain is valid for a typically located organ.
How to determine the inflammation of appendicitis, if the disease has passed into the chronic form? Only one option: to visit a doctor who will conduct a full range of diagnostics. Typically, research includes:
Chronic appendicitis in its manifestations is close to a variety of diseases, including:
Chronic inflammation of appendicitis cansuspect if soreness regularly increases, when a person moves his body (bends, turns). When the disease worsens, the temperature rises slightly, the general manifestations are similar to the acute form.
Chronic appendicitis is dangerous in the first place because it can cause peritonitis. If you suspect a disease, you must urgently visit a doctor to assess exactly how severe the patient's condition.
In general, practice shows thattimely treatment to the doctor saves people a life. Having podzatyanu with calling an ambulance, you can, at best, “reward” yourself with very unpleasant moments of sharp pain, at worst a lethal outcome awaits.
Один из самых известных в современной медицине cases of appendicitis treatment occurred at the Soviet station in Antarctica, where physician Leonid Rogozov was among the permanent staff. During his stay at the station for obvious symptoms, the specialist diagnosed himself with acute inflammation of appendicitis.
At first there were attempts to apply conservativetreatment methods: resorted to ice, antibiotics and starvation. But this practice did not show results. There were no other doctors at the station at that moment. The doctor decided to independently carry out the operation on himself and immediately began to do so.
During the operation, the research engineerThe station held a mirror, a meteorologist was involved - he served the instruments. The doctor operated on himself for almost two hours. The result was successful. Just a week later, the doctor was able to perform his regular functions again. An example of this operation is one of the most famous in our world, demonstrating human courage and readiness to fight with any difficulties.
Of course, the incident stories on the arcticStations are curious to everyone, but in everyday life, in everyday life, everything is much simpler. With signs of appendicitis, there is no need to show miracles of courage and become a hero, you just need to take advantage of medical care in a timely manner. Who to contact if there is suspicion of appendicitis?
First of all, call an ambulance.As a rule, by the time a person realizes that he needs the help of a doctor, it is too late to go to the clinic himself - the pain accompanying every movement, and even a slight cough, is too strong. Turning to the services of ambulance, the patient quickly, already in his bed at home, receives a primary diagnosis.
Следующий этап – это обследование пациента a therapist in a hospital setting. Here, under the control of the anesthesiologist, an accurate diagnosis will be made and it will be determined what the stage of the disease is and what measures need to be taken. In some cases, the inflammation of the appendix is accompanied by severe pathologies that develop against the background of the disease of the vermiform process. Then you have to bring to the treatment of specialized doctors. The most complicated cases of inflammation of the appendix, accompanied by:
As a rule, increased complexity differsdiagnosis of inflammation of the appendix in young children. The child can not explain clearly and clearly what it hurts him and where. In some cases, inflammation develops at such an early age that the baby still does not even know how to speak. How to suspect the disease in this case?
Usually when developing an appendix a small childcries a lot, worries, as if showing his stomach to others. But if adults try to touch, he shows a protest and only cries louder and shouts. The disease develops gradually, the symptoms build up over time.
During the day, the sick child crouches onSquat and burst into tears without any prerequisites. At night, children often wake up from pain. The development of the disease manifests itself vomiting and nausea. If in adults it is a one-time phenomenon, then in young children it is repeated many times. Doctors say that this is a reflex reaction of the body to toxins, the release of which accompanies the inflammatory process.
As for older people, they haveinflammation of appendicitis occurs with a number of characteristic features that complicate the diagnosis of the disease. First of all, it is a weak pain syndrome, which is often absent altogether. Because of this, the determination of appendicitis occurs with a significant delay.
You can suspect something was wrong by the lost appetiteand the tension inherent in the muscles on the right, in the iliac region. You can feel it by palpation of a part of the body. However, it is not recommended to investigate the body by yourself, as you can harm yourself. Also in the elderly, various atypical appendicitis manifestations, which science has not yet been able to systematize, are observed. Therefore, it is recommended to visit a doctor for any doubtful signs, to be tested and a full range of studies. This will determine whether the appendix has inflamed, as well as identify associated pathologies.
