I had an episode last night . I woke up very dizzy, with a dull ache in my right side. It was accompanied with diarrhea . And cold sweats. The pain is still there. I am a 55 year old woman. With type two diabetes . Moderately controlled. My question is what are the signs of appendicitis? I am also having discomfort in my upper torso.
Hi Kcheyenne6. Thank you very much for your excellent question. The sign of appendicitis is pain in the right William fossa associated with nausea, vomiting and sometimes high rise of temperature there are 60% patients who had history of constipation, but some have diarrhea and on clinical examination tenderness on McBirney point is almost diagnostic but for definite diagnosis and planning for operation you have to do imaging and sometimes barium X-ray. Best Wishes