Doctors noticed “swelling” on her abdomen and asked her ... Scottish woman Anna Jackson went to the hospital last March thinking her appendix had burst — and then learned she was pregnant.

Appendicitis is essentially when the appendix becomes blocked, swollen or infected. It commonly affects people between the ...

Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

Acute appendicitis is the most common pathology of the appendix, causing sudden pain in the lower right abdomen, nausea, anorexia, and vomiting. Sometimes, an inflamed appendix ruptures and releases ...

But if it’s left too long and the inflamed appendix bursts, causing a wave of bacteria to flood the abdomen, it can lead to organ damage or even death in rare cases. “I just thought ...

Inflammation of the appendix causes it to swell and pus forms inside the organ. As the buildup of pus and swelling increases, an individual will experience pain in their lower right side and ...