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What Could Cause Slight Pain With Burning Sensation In The Area Of Removed Appendix?
My.appendix was removed 20 years ago and now Ive been having a slight pain and burning sensation in that area I ate sunflower seeds and it made it worse and also when I drink beer it hurts also ive had ultrasounds and they found nothing but its getting worse
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM .
The human appendix is a vestigeal organ that is it is just an evolutionary remnant in the human body and so when inflamed and removed the body does not suffer from any repercussions generally .
Twenty years is a long time time and had you had any post operative complications you would have felt them within 24 hours of the surgery .
Since the ultrasound is inconclusive it is best for you to get an abdominal CT scan done to rule out any other organic change .
If it is not associated with any other change in the stool you need not to worry .
The red flag signs where you should rush to an emergency room are-pain associated with fever,abdominal rigidity , projectile vomiting ,visible peristalsis ,blood in stool and nausea .
Possible causes can be ilaecocaecal valve pathology ,Irritable bowel syndrome etc
Hope this helps ,thanks .
The human appendix is a vestigeal organ that is it is just an evolutionary remnant in the human body and so when inflamed and removed the body does not suffer from any repercussions generally .
Twenty years is a long time time and had you had any post operative complications you would have felt them within 24 hours of the surgery .
Since the ultrasound is inconclusive it is best for you to get an abdominal CT scan done to rule out any other organic change .
If it is not associated with any other change in the stool you need not to worry .
The red flag signs where you should rush to an emergency room are-pain associated with fever,abdominal rigidity , projectile vomiting ,visible peristalsis ,blood in stool and nausea .
Possible causes can be ilaecocaecal valve pathology ,Irritable bowel syndrome etc
Hope this helps ,thanks .
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