HiIm a stressed mom. My 4 yr old son  has been vomitting, abdominal pain. Diarrhea has stopped. Took him to doctor, he says that its my sons appendix. My husband is not believing the doctor because he thinks my son caught a bug from him the previous night. Help help
Hello. I just read through your question. Anytime a doctor encounters a patient with vomiting and abdominal pain, the diagnosis of appendicitis must be considered. The typical course would be a generalized abdominal pain that, over time, becomes most intense on the lower right side. From the time the symptoms begin until the time the appendix ruptures is approximately 36-48 hours. So it is important to make the diagnosis early. If symptoms have lasted longer than this, or the pain has not become most intense on the lower right side, appendicitis is unlikely, and the most common diagnosis is a bug, as your husband stated.