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APPENDICITIS by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine, also called the colon. The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen. It has no known function. Removal of the appendix appears to cause no change in digestive function. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. ... Read on »

Appendicitis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine, also called the colon. The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen. It has no known function. Removal of the appendix appears to cause no change in digestive function. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. ... Read on »

Appendicitis Symptoms by jpemagine Posted Tue 11 Oct 2011 7:35am An appendicitis starts with pain on the right side of your abdomen or back and will progressively worsen into an unbearable state. It will initially begin belly or within the epigastria and then become debilitating. The discomfort may then shift to the lower right side of your abdomen. The pain in the abdomen may possibly turn out to be sharp s ... Read on »

Be A Bulldog (Ovarian Cancer Awareness mth post) by Carla B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 20 Sep 2011 4:06am Thanks so much to Abbe for sharing her story: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I started off writing this blog with all the difficult details of my experience 10 years ago with ovarian cancer. But then I decided that I really should just boil it all down to what I learned from being diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian canc ... Read on »

U.K. Infertility Patient Had Four Fibroids Removed, Now Has Pain Upon Ovulation - Ovarian Adhesions? by Edward Ramirez, MD Posted Fri 02 Apr 2010 12:00am Question: Hi Dr. Ramirez, I am a 28 year old lady who has been trying to conceive for 18 months. I had an ectopic pregnancy last June, but thank God both tubes are still intact as I was diagnosed early. I decided to have a laparoscopy in February 2010 to find out what is wrong and my doc took out 4 fibroids ... Read on »

Gallbladder Health Problems by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 Oct 2010 3:00am < p>It’s probably true that most people outside the medical profession don’t reallly understand what the gallbladder is, what it does and why gallbladder health is important. The primary function of the gallbladder is to help break up fats in the food you eat so they can be processed by the rest of your digestive system. The gallbla ... Read on »

LEFT ABDOMEN SWELLING by jesus12 Posted Mon 27 Aug 2012 1:21am last week i noticed that my left side of my abdomen had swollen. I went into the emgerency room and the doctor did a urine test and a stomach x-ray of my stomach and said everything was good and prescribed me some donnatal. I started having a little pain on my left side of my abdomen, back and on the right side of my abdomen. I went back into ... Read on »

Appendix Pain - Is It Serious?!? by jpemagine Posted Tue 11 Oct 2011 7:28am Whenever you initially start to feel appendix pain, the appendix pain starts about the navel region of the belly or within the epigastria. The discomfort may then shift to the lower right side of your abdomen. The pain in the abdomen may possibly turn out to be sharper when the irritation worsens. It is important to be aware or and recognize t ... Read on »

Pain in Lower Right Abdomen by ashleyrms22 Posted Tue 15 May 2012 10:05am Abdomen ache is experienced by individuals at some time or the opposite of their lives. Though in most of the cases, it's caused on account of minor problems like constipation, consuming improper meals, etc., it should not be ignored. There are several other causes for inflicting ache in abdomen on the right side. The nature of the ache differs i ... Read on »

About Appendicitis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm

1 Comment General Info about Appendicitis The vermifom appendix or appendix in short, is a small part of the bowel or intestine. It is situated on the right side of the abdomen at the junction of the small and large intestines . It is a small narrow sac approximately 10 cm long and 1 cm wide. The appendix is a vestigial organ, that is, it serv ... Read on »