What to do if a child has acute appendicitis

Appendicitis is a relatively common disease. Although many people say that the appendix has no effect on the body, when appendicitis develops, the patient will experience severe abdominal pain, especially when children suffer from acute appendicitis. Due to incomplete expression, parents should take their children to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, and do not delay the disease. If the condition is serious, it will cause appendicitis perforation.

1. What should I do if my child has appendicitis?

If parents find that their children suspect they have appendicitis, please take the children to the doctor immediately. And make sure your child remains calm. After arriving at the hospital, the doctor will usually give your child a blood test to confirm whether he or she is infected, and then a urine test to confirm whether the cause of the child's illness is a urinary tract infection. Generally, an ultrasound and CT scan will also be done so that the doctor can clearly see the image of the child's appendix. For children with appendicitis, enema, gastric lavage, laxatives, etc. are generally not recommended. These will only accelerate the rupture of the child's appendix, making the condition more serious.

How does appendicitis develop?

In fact, the appendix is ​​an organ in the human body that has no function. It is located below the confluence of the cecum and ileum and is finger-shaped. When large lymph nodes or hard stool block the opening of the appendix, bacteria can grow there, leading to infection and inflammation. Appendicitis can be divided into acute and chronic types. The treatment of appendicitis generally includes conservative treatment and non-conservative treatment, which are what we know as drug treatment and surgical treatment.

3. The main reasons for children to get appendicitis

As mentioned above, appendicitis occurs when bacteria grow in the opening of the appendix. Therefore, the specific reasons are nothing more than the following:

① Generally, respiratory tract infections in children will cause enlarged tonsils, which will thicken the wall of the appendix, resulting in poor blood flow. The appendix is ​​in a closed state for a long time, which leads to appendicitis.

② Diarrhea or gastrointestinal dysfunction in young children can cause bacteria to invade the appendix, leading to appendicitis.

③The appendix cavity is blocked by feces or other foreign objects. This situation can cause bacteria to grow here. If this condition persists for a long time, it will lead to necrosis of the appendix itself and eventually cause necrotic perforation.