10-20-2020, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted By Antoine99⏩
You really can't. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appx secondary to an obstruction. So the appx is just a little vestigial piece of bowel that communicates with the large bowel. Therefore it has an open lumen (tunnel/tube) to the bowel.This scares me I really want to know how to prevent appendicitis.
Anything that will cause a blockage along that lumen to the large bowel will cause the appendiceal secretions etc to build and clog up, creating a perfect environment for bacterial proliferation - hence the 'itis' or inflammation.
You can't prevent those blockages, which most commonly occur due to the development of 'appendicoliths', which is essentially just a calcified buildup of faecal matter/mucous secretions etc. Although I've seen a case this year of an appendicitis secondary to a mass which caused the obstruction, on a fukking 11 year old. 11 year old with a neuroendocrine tumour, extremely rare, extremely lucky we got it early.
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