Appendicitis and the cecum
Common Questions and Answers about Appendicitis and the cecum
appendicitis
The appendix is a small pouch connected to the cecum, which is part of your intestines near where the small and large intestine connect. The appendix doesn't lead anywhere; it just kind of hangs off doing nothing and serving no known purpose. Appendicitis happens when fecal matter gets trapped in the appendix and as a result the appendix becomes infected. In case you wanted to know exactly how it happens.
I recently had my cecum removed and would like to know if anyone else has had a similar operation. I went into the hospital thinking I had appendicitis and wound up with diverticulitis and having 6 inches of my intestines removed along with my appendix. I was just wondering if anyone else had a similar situation? thanks....
And there are a number of anatomic variations and locations of the cecum. The cecum itself typically may lie in the right upper quadrant or deep within the pelvis. In saying deep within the pelvis, the report is telling the doc that the cecum made it's normal embryologic migration from the right upper quadrant down into the pelvis where they're typically used to finding it.
I had a normal pelvic MRI in November after having mild endometriosis removed over the summer, but continue to have issues.
I have a copy of the MRI and am trying to figure out what blotchy part above the uterus is on the saggital view and the upper left on axial view. I'm thinking the cecum, but it looks a little big and ugh weird. I'd appreciate any other guesses!
My mental function diminishes and I tend to focus more intensely and lose sight of the big picture, and I also have a less responsive memory. I am slower to change gears. I recall a dietitian telling me after the cecum was removed that I would have to make every bite count in my diet -- no junk food or cheap calories. After eating junk food I also experience a dumbing down. In general I have an excellent diet with the occasional chocolate indulgence.
This involves heating the dilated (and likely bleeding) vessel in the cecum, which is at the end of the large colon. There are various ways to apply thermal treatment by ablation using probes, endoscopic cautery or also non-contact Argon gas Plasma Coagulation (APC).
The latter seems to be a rather safe approach, to treat
bleeding in the cecum, but you need to discuss this with your treating doctor, for the best options for your particular
situation.
in a couple of places in the GI tract like the hepatic flexure and the splenic flexure and cause a lot of discomfort. The ecum is held in place with a number of ligaments and those tissues and the surrounding peritoneum (connective tissue 'bag') can become 'tight' when someone has inflammation within the body. It can 'torque' the organs that are held or surround those organs into structually 'undesirable' positions.
They were able to see the end of the small intestine/beginning of the large intestine. The valve at the end of the small intestine/beginning of the large intestine was in the proper position and the contents of the small intestine that should flow through to the large intestine did not 'back up' and move backwards into the small intestine (reflux into the terminal ileal loops). You have a slightly longer length of colon that is found at the top of the ascending colon (hepatic flexure).
For the 5 past year (I'm 24 yo) I have been experiencing a squishing noise when I press on the right side of my lower abdomen (cecum area) and flatulence. It started after I've had antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis after antibiotics treatment. Bacterial overgrowth test is negative. What is wrong?
I suggest that you go quickly to your Emergency/accident department and ask them either to rule out appendicitis - or else confirm it and carry out the necessary operation.
Exactly 4 weeks later I developed appendicitis and had it removed via laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon said it was "messy in there". I have had no other symptoms suggestive of HIV.
My concern is the appendicitis was due to lymphoid hyperplasia (swollen lymph tissue) caused from a viral infection (HIV) given it occurred so soon after exposure.
It seems a bit out there to consider them related however I do see it as a possibility, but was unable to find any studies to confirm.
It seems to move around, from the appendix area to the groin, and wraps around to the back and kidney area. As well, a mix of constipation and then diahrrea. I'm really quite terrified of it being appendicitis or worse yet, peritonitis. I have seen two health professionals, one at a clinic and the other in the emergency room, both of them saying its nothing, perhaps just a pulled or strained muscle. Like said, I'm scared, and I would like some sort of reassurance or advice.
This is incredible pain, ussually minutes before I will go to the bathroom, and have diarreah. After going to the bathroom, I feel relief and everything calms down, I even feel my colon calmer. As of late though, I have been experiencing abdomen discomfort even if I don´t drink for a month or so, and I am getting a little bit worried. What type of exams or routines would you recommend? Is this serious? Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi,
About a month or two ago, I believe I had strained some muscles while working out. The pain didn't happen right away maybe one or two weeks afterwards. At first it stemmed from my neck, shoulders, and upper back. Soon after I started to feel pain in my chest, both sides right by my armpits, lower back, and abdomen area especially on my right side. The pain is usually sharp. When I do sit for a long period of time, both my right and left sides hurt but more on my right.
In other words, the compartmentalization of the last part of the small intestine will be lost and as the material moves into the end of the termal ileum, it's remaining in that portion of the GI tract will be compromised. The fecal material exiting from the terminal portion of the ileum is extremely liquidy. The valve allows for sequential/timed delivery of that material into the ascending colon.
I know you will say I need checked out and I agree in my brain, but the other part of my brain wants to know if these long pain free periods over the course of 3 or so months without a perforation are typical of appendicitis issues? So, in summary, I am curious about the long course of this and the pain free periods. Thank you.
Then the pain gets very sharp and spreads to the left side and lower left of the back, i get hit by a sudden feeling of weakness and have to lie down.
What are the possible causes of this pain, and could it be linked to my other symptoms?
p.s. i am fully aware that this is not a diagnosis, it is just to know wether or not i should get this checked by my GP.
p.p.s i am male, 20, 5ft 10", and weigh 10 1/2 stone and otherwise healthy.
I took plan B on the last day of my period which was december 25th and starting on the 29th i had soreness in what seems like right above the ovaries, a pain on each side of my abdomen. I also have this pulsating around my belly button and it will shoot down to the right side then give me back pain. I also have headaches and have gotten easily hot and overheated during the night. I know im not pregnant because ive testes and JUST came off my period and it was normal. Could this be my apendix?
Well, they transferred her to another hospital, praise the Lord, and they took her to the surgery right away, it turns out her appendix had ruptured and caused poison to circulate all over her body, she was blessed that it did not kill her, but she sure was sick and the surgeons had to do a lot of "repair" work on her which caused her stay in the hospital to be longer than most appendectomies.
As far as I know, the most apparent symptom of appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) is a dull pain in the stomach on the right side, that moves to severe lower right abdominal pain.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-appendicitis
The above website explains different symptoms that could accompany appendicitis.
30 am with bad stomach pain (top middle), bloating, and gas. I went the the ER about 6 hours later and received indigestion meds. I felt much better outside of mild abdominal discomfort from gas still. Now the next day my lower right stomach is pretty tender, nowhere else, just lower right side. Should I be worried about appendicitis? Could it be tender from extreme gas and bloating?
Thoughts?
I'm not really sure if I'm in the right place her but I'm becoming concerned. Last night I started having a dull pain on the right side of my abdomen, across from my belly button, it went away today but came back around lunch time. It went away again and now at 2am it has come back. I pressed on my stomach a bit and it send a shooting pain through my belly button area. Its not SUPER painful, just more of a discomfort.
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