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One of the serious complications of untreated appendicitis is the perforation (tearing) or rupture (bursting) of the appendix. In fact, treating appendicitis through removal of the appendix is one of the most common abdominal surgery performed in the United States. The treatment of appendicitis is usually thesurgical removal of the appendix. However, appendicitis can affect a person at any age, and is a frequent cause of abdominal pain.

The fever is often accompanied by chills, clammy skin, nausea, and abdominal pain so severe that you can’t stand upright.Inflammation of the appendix (technically known as appendicitis) is a fairly common condition among teenagers and young adults. If the abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting worsen with time, it’s time to seek out emergency attention.Īppendicitis can also cause a flu-like, low grade fever that can reach between 100.4- and 102-degrees Fahrenheit.

However, unlike the stomach flu, appendicitis will not improve in a few days time. With gradually increasing abdominal pain, appendicitis often causes mild nausea with vomiting sometimes close behind, which very similar (and sometimes misinterpreted) to a stomach bug. However, if you’re also experiencing mild diarrhea containing mucus, along with gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and nausea, you may be experiencing appendicitis. After all, who wants to chow down when they’re experiencing abdominal pain? Loss of appetite will often accompany discomfort from the bloating, gas, and abdominal pain/swelling. If the gas and bloating cause lower right abdominal pain, difficulty sleeping, and gradually worsen rather than improve over a day or so, you may be suffering from appendicitis. This gas and bloating is similar to indigestion, but without reason (i.e., no meatball subs in sight). Appendicitis often causes unexplained difficulty passing gas and abdominal bloating, which can cause a painful and severely swollen abdomen.